SOLD FOR £700
A pair of Venetian style cut glass mirrored twin wall light brackets with associated metal brackets 46cm h x 15cm w (both a/f) together with 2 others 53cm x 17cm
SOLD FOR £130
A 19th Century gilt metal and green glass oil lamp base with opaque glass shade, converted for use as an electric light, raised on a square base 46cm x 15cm, together with a similar lamp 43cm x 14cm
SOLD FOR £60
A polished brass adjustable table lamp raised on a circular foot 50cm x 18cm
SOLD FOR £300
Great Britain. Cover. 1840 1d. stamp. Black Plate 1a. A very fine used example lettered TH tied by a red Maltese cross to a cover addressed to solicitors in Oswestry. The reverse bears a datestamp for MY.21.1840. A scarce item. 0.01. 178.24254 A, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £80
Estonia Forerunner. Cover. 1866 1k in vertical block of six stamps and 1 x 10k stamp on wrapper, from Reval to London. Addressed to NM Rothschild & Sons. Unusual franking to this destination. Various transit marks including Bus Russland in red, and railway postmark. Reval C.D.S. dated 16.Okt. 1872. Scarce. 2.56. 178.24278 A, together with Greece. Cover. Wrapper from Syros to Trieste bearing 1872/5 5L grey green stamp, 10L orange red and 40L dull reddish brown, in stepped franking cancelled by 2 x Syros C.D.S. Fine clean item. All stamps with full margins. Very attractive. 2.188. 178.24281 A, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £200
GB Penny Black stamp. Plate 2. A superb example lettered HA used on large piece. The stamp is cancelled with a deep red Maltese cross and the piece bears a Wigan C.D.S. for MY.20.1840 in the same colour. An attractive item of early usage. Scarce. SG 2 Used. 9.01. 178.24221 A, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £240
Southern Rhodesia 1924 1d stamp, bright rose pair, imperf between. Part O.G. Unused. SG 2a. 1.304. 178.17426 C, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £80
Rhodesia 1913-22 1/2d stamp, green used pair perf 14 x 15 with "T.P.O. UP" cancellation. Very scarce. S.G.208A. 1.278. 7.9121, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £65
Cyprus 1881, 6pi stamp, olive grey cancelled "969" of Nicosia. Used. SG 15. 1.61. 178.194540 C, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £160
Canada block of four used 10 cents stamps, O.G. showing variety imperf between horizontally. Very scarce. SG D 13 VAT. 1.52. 5.13102 C, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £130
East Africa and Uganda Protectorates. 1912-21 100 Rupee purple and black/red stamp, overprinted "specimen". O.G. SG 62SP. 1.168. 178.19240C, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £130
Leeward Islands. A Five shillings stamp. No details given, but appears to be light greet. Described as unused but appears to have a type of franking mark. Said to be large part O.G. SG 16. 1.177. 178.17140 C, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £90
Great Britain 1870 1/2d Rose-Red plate 11. A very fine O.G. block of four stamps. (A few split serfs but well centred for this issue with fresh colour). Unused. SG48. 9.03. 178.24348A, as purchased from Stanley Gibbons in 1978
SOLD FOR £740
A 19th Century circular black marble pietra dura table with inlaid Cockatoo, moth, flowers and foliage raised on a gilt metal bamboo frame 46cm h x 89cm w
SOLD FOR £1200
An early 19th century Grand Tour specimen table top decorated radial marble/hardstone specimens from central lapis lazuli roundel, 67.5cm
SOLD FOR £1800
Churchill Sir Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill to include The Collected Works ( 34 vols ) and Collected Essays ( 4 vols ) with rare subscribers uncorrected proof copy of Vol 1 ( 39 vols total ), London Library of Imperial History 1973-76, bound in original gilt and vellum, 8vo, no slipcases, limited edition set of 1750.
SOLD FOR £360
Thatcher Margaret. "The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher", Harper Collins 1997, Limited edition No 25/200, signed by author, bound in blue crushed Morocco with cloth slip case
SOLD FOR £80
Thatcher Margaret, "The Downing Street Years 1993"; "The Path to Power 1995"; "Statecraft 2002", each signed by author (Statecraft pasted card signature), pub. Harper Collins, all with dust jackets, 8vo.
SOLD FOR £1650
Churchill Sir Winston Spencer (1874-1965), "My Early Life", First Edition Butterworth 1930, bound by Bayntun Riviere for Asprey in Cosway-style red crushed Morocco and gilt, 8vo, cover inset miniature watercolour portrait of Churchill, red cloth slipcase
SOLD FOR £4900
** Oscar Nemon (1906-1985), a miniature 9ct gold portrait bust of Churchill by Asprey & Co Ltd., stamped NEMON to the reverse, set on a slope fronted green malachite plinth, the bust 4.5cm, 8.5cm overall ** Please Note - Artists Re-Sale Rights may be payable on this lot
SOLD FOR £150
A pair of 1930s chrome figures of tennis players ( possibly Bill Tilden and Helen Wills Moody? ) seated on marble bookends 12cm x 27cm
SOLD FOR £65
A 20th Century bronze figure of a kneeling African lady 24cm x 16cm
SOLD FOR £150
A 19th Century Continental bronze figure of a seated lady and gentleman, raised on a shaped marble base 20cm x 18cm x 10cm
SOLD FOR £55
A pair of carved mahogany Chippendale style open armchairs with upholstered drop in seats, raised on cabriole supports 100cm h x 59cm w x 49cm (seats 28cm x 28cm)
SOLD FOR £70
A pair of Italian carved walnut hall chairs with woven cane seats and backs, raised on French cabriole supports with X framed stretchers 97cm h x 40cm w x 34cm d (seats 16cm x 23cm)