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 pair of novelty pierced silver wheelbarrows, by George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester 1909 & 1912, 22.5cm x 8.5cm, 699.5g.
about Lot 1
(HP) Circle of Jonathan Richardson, Sir Coventry Carew as a young man, with spaniel, Antony House beyond, 122 x 98cm.
about Lot 1706
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 good early 19th century oak, pollard oak, holly, ebonized and cocus wood centre table, attributed to George Bullock, freestanding, with cedar lined frieze drawer, 64cm wide x 48.5cm deep.
about Lot 1718
A good late 19th century brass and porcelain carriage clock, the painted dial inscribed 'Examd by Lund & Blockley, 42 Pall Mall, London', striking on a gong and with push button repeat, the panels finely painted with women and children in garden settings, height including handle 16cm high, in original black leather travel case, with winding key.
about Lot 1653
A Victorian Belvedere blue & white pottery 'Leeches' jar and cover, 33cm high, (a.f.).
about Lot 1215
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
European School, 19th century, standing portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in the grounds of Chateau de Malmaison, oil on canvas, 62 x 49cm.
about Lot 1224
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