SOLD FOR £85
A 1930's Art Deco rectangular shagreen cigarette box with ivory edges and hinged lid 5cm x 18cm x 10cm based marked Brooks and Sons Edinburgh together with 1 other 5cm x 15cm x 10cm (lid is warped) Ivory Exemption Certificate M1BWRNVR
SOLD FOR £80
O'Neill Eugene, "The Emperor Jones" - illustrated Alexandr King, pub. Boni & Liveright 1928, limited edition 309/775, signed by author, quarter bound tape and cloth, dustcover, slipcase, quarter bound Morocco faux book casing, 4to
SOLD FOR £240
A 19th Century gilt ormolu table base supported by 3 standing cherubs, raised on chamfered column with paw feet 46cm h x 56cm diam.
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 £65
A Victorian grey and white painted, arch shaped, carved wooden wall bracket with finial 50cm h x 43cm w x 6cm d
SOLD FOR £100
A Victorian mahogany bookcase on cabinet with moulded cornice, the shelved upper section enclosed by a glazed panelled door, the base enclosed by a pair of panelled doors, raised on a platform base 226cm h x 99cm w x 43cm d
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 £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 £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 £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 £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 £190
A gentleman's black top hat marked Superfine Made in England London, size 7 1/4, complete with leather carrying case
SOLD FOR £120
A gilt bronze figure of a standing cockerel 31cm x 35cm
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