L S Lowry, 'Industrial Scene (1974)', signed in pencil, blindstamped, colour print, I.34.5 x 24.5cm.
about Lot 1360
A cased 22ct gold limited edition Winston Churchill gold medallion, 82/500, 120.3g.
about Lot 382
CHARLES DICKENS POCKET WATCH, gifted from Bentleys Miscellany: a William IV gilt metal open faced key wind pocket watch, the fusee movement signed 'William Tyas London, No. 12067, 45mm diameter engine turned dial, the case engraved to reverse 'Dearest Boz editor Bentleys Miscellany Dec.1836', the initials CD to left and right of centre.
about Lot 63
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 very rare and important 16th century carved ivory 'Memento Mori' chaplet bead, carved as two back to back heads, one a skull with worms, toads and lizards, inscribed 'der not der biteren tot aller nocht oberst' , approx 4.5 x 4.5cm, with ten attached graduated ivory beads, largest 3.4cm diameter, and ivory suspender, Provenance; This is from a private collection.
about Lot 1597
A 24fl.oz. bottle of green Chartreuse, 96 proof, 1970s bottling.
about Lot 111
(THH) A rare pair of Grand Tour type alabaster relief portrait plaques of Charles Edward Stuart ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ and Henry Benedict Stuart, each in an octagonal ebonized and brass mounted frame, with applied and engraved decoration, 29.5cm wide, each with bronze 'Legitimacy of the Jacobite Succession' medal suspension.
about Lot 1819
(NB) An Edwardian Belle Epoque diamond set openwork brooch, having tear drop shaped drop, set approximately 2.75ct of diamonds, 45mm wide x 46mm high.
about Lot 121
An interesting oak dug out chair, probably 19th century, àpprox 77cm wide.
about Lot 1444
(HP) Circle of Jonathan Richardson, Sir Coventry Carew as a young man, with spaniel, Antony House beyond, 122 x 98cm.
about Lot 1706