Recent Highlights
The items below have been sold recently in our auctions. If you have similar items your would like to sell, bring them along to your local auction centre or contact us for more details.
Weekly Auctions
Bedford Auction Centre
All weather wicker garden patio seat of oval form with 8 matching armchairs and cushions and a cover
Hammer Price: £700
Henri Selmer Paris Series III S80 Tenor Saxophone, accessories and case
Hammer Price: £2,500
(2014) BMW 120D M Sport 5 door hatchback in black with Harmon Kardon Speakers, Sat Nav, Xenon headlights, Comfort package, Black panel display etc
Hammer Price: £9,400
Large aluminum scaffold tower complete with wheels, out riggers, doors etc
Hammer Price: £580
Thwaites 1 tonne skip loading dumper Year 2011 Hours 749
Hammer Price: £5,500
Yamaha breeze quad bike
Hammer Price: £420
Quingo Arc disability scooter with rainguard
Hammer Price: £2050
Hula Quickie electric wheelchair
Hammer Price: £500
Siemens built in IQ700 Single Oven with microwave CN878G4S6B
Hammer Price: £520
Fender Stratocaster electric guitar with certificate
and hard carry case (AF)
Hammer Price: £560
Yamaha AEX 1500 Semi-Acoustic electric guitar with hard shell carry case
Hammer Price: £750
(2010) Scania D Class P-SRS P230 Rigid Curtainside LGV, 18,000kg GVW
Hammer Price: £7,400
Hiremaster 20ft corrugated metal collapsible metal storage container with pair of end opening doors
Hammer Price: £540
YT63 AKN (2013) Ford Transit 100 T260 FWD, 2198cc diesel MOT: 21/10/2018 (no certificate)
Hammer Price: £4,2300
Terex TC48 5 ton rubber tracked excavator complete with protection cage, 1 x 24'' bucket, 2 x 36'' buckets, 1 x 18'' bucket, 1 x 12'' bucket and a ditching bucket Year 2008 Hours 10063
Hammer Price: £7,500
Kuboto 6100 garden tractor complete with bucket and forks
Hammer Price: £1,750
Ornamental painted caravan
Hammer Price: £260
Solid wood beech shaker style kitchen with marble work surfaces, kitchen island, AEG Micromat microwave, AEG double oven, Neff gas hob, twin bowl stainless steel sink, built in fridge freezer and extractor hood together with marble windowsill and splash backs
Hammer Price: £800
Neff American style fridge freezer KA3902B20GB
Hammer Price: £580
2001 Volkswagen 1200 TDi panel van 2459cc diesel, white, MOT: 18-01-17
Hammer Price: £2050
Leamington Spa Auction Centre
St Neots Auction Centre
A teak Staples Ladderax modular shelving arrangement comprising 5 bays and including 4 drop front cupboards, 3 drawer units, 2 sliding door units and 2 shelves.
Hammer Price: £390
A Gents Boardman MX hybrid cycle
Hammer Price: £180
Ercol drop leaf dining table with tapering legs and 4 matching spindle back chairs
Hammer Price: £230
1997 Jubilee Equerry 2 berth caravan complete with 3 awnings, water chambers, keys, jack winder, stereo and hitch lock
Hammer Price: £1000
A DeWalt DW733-GB thicknesser planer, 240v
Hammer Price: £170
A large quantity of ply boards
Hammer Price: £270
A small parcel of silver comprising dressing set, napkin rings, sugar tongs, cigarette cases etc.
Hammer Price: £200
Retail Stock
Makita 18v toolkit with drill, impact drive, reciprocating saw, circular saw, angle grinder, torchm 2 batteries and charger
Hammer Price: £220
Apple i Mac 27" retina display all in one desktop computer with wireless mouse, keyboard and box
Hammer Price: £720
Raymond Weil gents wristwatch
Hammer Price: £330
Sharp 90" LCD LED 3D smart TV set
Hammer Price: £2200
Vehicles
Puma Yang Model FG15-3 1.5 tonne gas counter balance forklift truck, Year 2000, reading 2654 hours
Hammer Price: £1,600 hammer price
(2007) Mini One 3 door hatchback, 1397cc, red, MOT'd
Hammer Price: £1700
2002 Volvo B12M Bus, 12000cc Diesel, 50 seater, White, Registration CE02 YRX (Please not the number plate photographed is not included in this lot), First registered 01.05.2002, Test expires 25.07.16, Odometer shows 039,078 kilometres
Hammer Price: £21,000
Bobcat T40170 teleporter, Type 4290, with pair of forks, Year 2005, 4000kg capacity, Hours 5310
Hammer Price: £8,500
(2008) Guzzi V7 Classic motorcycle '58' Moto, V twin 700cc shaft drive with in diamante white, 22,000 miles, MOT: Oct 2016
Hammer Price: £2600
Doosan model DX27Z 3 tonne tracked excavator Year 2013 with 3 buckets, key start, showing 1671 hours
Hammer Price: £7,700 hammer price
Mitsubishi "40" diesel counter balance forklift truck with triple mast and side shift together with a spare pair of forks. Capacity: 4000kg downgraded to 2500kg, Year 1996, Serial No: EF19B-50001
Hammer Price: £4,100
(1993) JCB 525.67 Loadall rough terrain fork lift truck with pair of forks and 1.5m ditching bucket, Registration: K125 SFW, First registered: 1/4/1993, Hours: 6699
Hammer Price: £4,100
Volvo FL6 tanker lorry with 2500 gallon (2000/500 fresh) tank fitted in 2014 Year: 2003 registration W5 POO
Hammer Price: £15,750
Jaguar XKR Coupe Auto, No MOT
Hammer Price: £12,600
Antique & Collectable Auctions
Bedford Auction Centre
A Coalport parian bust modelled as Vice-Admiral Nelson, modelled by Joseph Pitts under the direction of Admiral Sir William Parker K.C.B. from the painting by Wichell in his possession, inscribed to back and dated 1853, h. 23 cm *For an identical example see National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, No. AAA5974
Hammer Price: £440
A salt glazed bellarmine-type jug of typical form, h. 20.5 cm
Hammer Price: £600
A late 19th century Austrian cup, the metalwork filled with enamel and gilded sections, the rock crystal bowl and base with floral etching, the central figural column in the form of three herons, h. 14 cm
Hammer Price: £500
Matthew Smith (20th century),
'The Red Show',
signed with a monogram,
oil on canvas,
33 x 43 cm
Hammer Price: £1,200
A 9ct yellow gold engine turned cigarette box of rectangular form, Asprey, London 1928, w. 18 cm, in a fitted case
Hammer Price: £4,100
William Emerton of Wootton: an 18th century longcase clock, the brass face with foliate spandrels, date aperture, secondary dial and moon phase, within a mahogany case
Hammer Price: £720
An Ekco 'All-Electric Radio Type A.D.65 Receiver' in a domed bakelite case, h. 40 cm, together with five boxed associated valves
Hammer Price: £880
A Khorasan Tabriz woolen rug, the floral motifs on a blue ground within matching red borders, 447 x 345 cm
Hammer Price: £1,7000
A group of three 20th century Tribal knobkerries of plain uncarved form
Hammer Price: £4,300
After Charles Octave Levy (French 1820-1899), a bronze figure modelled as 'Le Reveil', signed 'CH Levy', h. 70 cm
Hammer Price: £1,100
After Salvator Rosa, 19th century,
a capriccio of a Mediterranean harbour', unsigned,
oil on canvas,
58 x 101.5 cm
*see Lot 54 Phillips 3rd July 1995
Hammer Price: £650
A group of collectables including First World War sweetheart's cards, a 1944 TG.Co. Ltd. Mark III military compass, an RAF silver and enamelled brooch, cap badges etc.
Hammer Price: £540
A pair of William IV silver and parcel gilt salts of nautilus shell form, Joseph Angell I & John Angell I, London 1835, h. 6 cm, 10 ozs
Hammer Price: £1,150
A late 16th/ early 17th century Flemish tapestry fragment depicting figures preparing for battle before noblemen, some on horseback, 132 x 150 cm
Hammer Price: £2,000
Joseph Weiss
(known as Josè Weiss, 1859-1919),
'Public House...Byway Hill',
signed,
oil on panel,
32 x 25 cm, together with another by the same hand 'Houghton Lane, Amberley' (2)
Hammer Price: £550
A late 19th century brass and silvered pot with a swing handle, ornately engraved with geometric motifs and Arabic script, d. 25 cm
Hammer Price: £16,200
Attributed to Harry and Lou Epstein, an Art Deco walnut dining suite including a twin-pedestal table, a sideboard and six 'Cloud' chairs
Hammer Price: £1,700
Frederick William Elwell (1870-1958),
a half-length study of a gentleman wearing a frilled collar,
signed Fred Elwell and dated 1902,
oil on canvas,
71 x 64 cm
Hammer Price: £2,800
A 'Grasshopper' skeleton clock by The Greenwich Clock Co. of London with three enamelled dials, fusee movement, grasshopper escapement and an anchor motif within a mahogany and glazed case, h. 45 cm *This clock is based on the first marine chronometer made by John Harrison (1693-1776)
Hammer Price: £950
A 19th century transfer printed blue and white meat plate decorated with a family taking a stroll in a country estate, w. 62 cm
Hammer Price: £1,300
Leamington Spa Auction Centre
An 18ct white gold 5 stone diamond ring having brilliant cut diamonds in a four claw setting. Approx total carat weight 2.00ct.
Hammer Price: £1,300
A pair of two colour metal ear studs, each set a single brilliant cut diamond within a millegrain setting and suspending a detachable grey pearl drop, diamonds each approximately 1 carat, pearls measure d. 1.1 cm, overall 9.3 gms
Hammer Price: £3,000
A 19th century French ebony, satinwood and brass mounted Bonheur du jour, the galleried breakfront top having two cupboard doors with cherub Sevres plaques flanking central mirrored display alcove over the top with single fitted drawer behind a brass guilloche frieze incorporating Sevres roundel's above the two tiered, mirror backed base with turned and fluted parcel gilt supports,
h. 151 cm, w. 124 cm, d. 58 cm
Hammer Price: £3,500
A 19th century iron naval cannon having three stage banding, with 8cm bore and overall length 84cm, on a part original truck still having original iron fixings
Hammer Price: £1100
A 18th century flintlock holster pistol, with engraved floral barrel, with brass engraving and ornate butt and trigger guard, plain lock, barrel length 21cm
Hammer Price: £1400
A gentleman's stainless steel cased 'Sea-Dweller' chronometer automatic wristwatch by Rolex, the black dial with date aperture within a rotating bezel on a bracelet strap, with box and papers, Model No: 16600, Serial No: 0394717,
Year Manufactured: 2005
Hammer Price: £3900
A mid 19th century Swiss music box, by Lecoultre & Falconnet as marked twice to comb, with brass engraved plaque to inside naming overtures by Bellini, Auber and two by Rossini, retailed by Grohe, Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square London, No. 781, the sidfe panel having three pegs with options Same/Change,Stop/Play, and Release/ Extra Stop 60x24x16.5cm
Hammer Price: £31500
A Leica M4 DBP camera body serial No. 1180 476, together with three Leitz lenses (Elmar 1:2.8/50, Elmar 1:35/65, and Elmarit 1:2.8/90) in a black case, together with a boxed Leica Beoon, and a boxed Leitz 16556 and a loose Visoflex (qty)
Hammer Price: £2200
Dr Christopher Dresser for Linthorpe Pottery, a vase of tubular moon flask form with a central pierced foliate roundel, impressed facsimile signature incised CP stamped 42, h. 22 cm
Hammer Price: £800
A rare early 19th century Black Forest automata and organ longcase clock, the walnut and parcel gilt hood surmounted by a royal blue armorial crest over a neo-classical oil depicting the rescue of a storm-stranded maiden and enclosing the fusee movement and cylinder which operates the bellows to play eight songs, the pair of chirping and turning yellow birds with opening beaks back-set by an oil depicting a Mediterranean villa, the enamelled clock face with Roman numerals, within an associated mahogany case, h. 228 cm, w. 70 cm, d. 45 cm
Hammer Price: £4800
An 18ct white gold three stone ring set cushion cut (?)rubelite and two brilliant cut diamonds in a raised setting, central stone measures 1.1 x 1.2 cm, each diamond approximately 0.5 carats,
ring size L, 7.8 gms
Hammer Price: £1,400
A pair of Royal Worcester twin handled vases with hand painted scenes of highland cattle by James Stinton, dated 1917. H. 30 cm
Hammer Price: £2,000
Two late 19th/early 20th century miniature wooden artists mannequins, with fully posable joints, carved facial features, h.65cm
Hammer Price: £2800
A 19th century Ketland & Co British Land Pattern 'Brown Bess' flintlock rifle, with maker to lock and proof mark to barrel, brass fittings and original ram rod, stamp to stock just above butt Y C 133, having two stage cocking and tension in spring, barrel length 107cm
Hammer Price: £1300
Charles Henry Joseph Leickert
(Dutch 1816-1907),
a study of a canal,
signed,
oil on panel,
14 x 17 cm, framed
Hammer Price: £1000
A yellow metal ring set centrally with two old cut diamonds and two pear shaped rubies within rubover settings on a reeded mount, ring size P, 3.2 gms
Hammer Price: £1700
A 19th century Baker rifle style eighteen bore flintlock carbine rife, with brass fittings, brass tipped metal ram rod, folding leaf rearsight, raised cheek piece and checkered grip, with bayonet clip, barrel length 79cm
Hammer Price: £1500
A Chinese figure modelled as a seated Buddha decorated in yellow and blue enamels, on a hardwood base, h. 23.5 cm
Hammer Price: £800
18th Century School,
a study of French ships in a stormy sea off of a pier,
oil on canvas,
42.5 x 66.5 cm, framed
Hammer Price: £800
A George II mahogany bachelors chest of drawers, the moulded top over brushing slide above four graduated drawers with original handles, on bracket feet. h. 78 cm, w. 76 cm,
d. 47 cm
Hammer Price: £1400
Commercial Auctions
Private Treaty
Collective Machinery
Mixit model 25 resin mixer 110V
Hammer Price: £190 hammer price
Belle Premiere 175XT diesel engine 7 mixer
Hammer Price: £600 hammer price
Stephill Generators model SSDX16 diesel-engine generator on single-axle plant trailer, 16 KVA output
Hammer Price: £900 hammer price
(121) Myford Super 7 engineering lathe 30" bed with a 3 jaw chuck, steady, various associated attachments and single phase electric
Hammer Price: £1400
Robland SD510 thicknesser planer with associated dust extraction, 3 phase
Hammer Price: £720
Little Wonder truck loader with Talon Shredding Technology shredding unit powered by a Vanguard 16hp engine with collecting and disposing chute
Hammer Price: £580
Ifor Williams LM105g 2.7 tonne 10ft twin axle trailer with weld mesh extensions spare wheel and ramps
Serial Number. SCK60000095059836
Hammer Price: £1,700.00
SPE model STR70 floor scrubber polisher 110V
Hammer Price: £290 hammer price
Steel 20' shipping container in blue with a ply floor
Hammer Price: £650 hammer price
Cormidi model 06.50 mini tracked dumper/ skip loader, Year 2014
Hammer Price: £1,900 hammer price
Bawo Dutch engineering chopsaw with in feed and out feed rollers with spare blade and instruction manual, 3 phase
Hammer Price: £440
Single axle boxed trailer formerly used for Police Tactical Emergency Response fitted with wooden shelving and a single roller door to back Model No. 2/300 Serial No. KT82/20
Hammer Price: £500
ISEKI SXG19H diesel engine ride on mower with powered tipping collector, only 264 hours recorded (circa 2010)
Hammer Price: £3,000
Genie Z45-22 cherry picker, 2007 hours
Hammer Price: £1,900.00
Catering Equipment
100cm electric Tiziano 2-deck pizza oven on stand
Hammer Price: £700
(40) 140cm Sterling Pro model SEP1-142C1R in original protective wrap
Hammer Price: £1000
Self-contained twin axle Catering Trailer. To Include; 6 burner falcon Dominator oven (propane), 6 burner 4-shelf fan-assisted Falcon oven (propane), stainless steel bespoke hot cupboard 6' 7" long x 19" wide, 4' stainless steel single sink/drainer with shelf, bespoke hot water immersion tank with mains (hosepipe) feed, stainless steel hand wash basin, stainless steel built-in storage, mains lighting, extractor fan
Hammer Price: £1750
120cm Hoshizaki large commercial split unit ice machine with a large ice dump
Hammer Price: £740
136 80cm 3 tier ice cream display freezer with advertising
Hammer Price: £320
Electric 90cm Hobart combination oven Model:CSDUC1012LAE-KK with 10 tray deck on stand
Hammer Price: £500
Electric OEM twin deck TLV/75G commercial pizza oven on stainless steel stand with digital read out and numerous auto settings
Hammer Price: £3000
90cm Fagor 10 shelf combination oven with cleaning hose on mobile stand
Hammer Price: £370
85cm Bartlett model Harmony 6-shelf bench-top combination oven, unused in original packing crate, 3-phase electric
Hammer Price: £1000
A large Crypto Peelers model EMX60 60qt floor standing commercial mixer with large bowl on wheels and various tooling.
Hammer Price: £1100
Starline P18 twin deck electric pizza oven
Hammer Price: £580
150 70cm Foster model: PRENG300/300HL stainless steel tall commercial fridge freezer on castors
Hammer Price: £400
60cm Comenda model lc9000 lift top pass through dish washer with a large 250cm draining board and 250cm large double bowl sink unit with tap and pre-rinse attachment
Hammer Price: £350
Black Vendors style tricycle with a chest freezer mounted to front with black painted frame
Hammer Price: £460
120cm gas and electric Pitco Frialator 2 well deep fat fryer with skillet, with automatic filtration system
Hammer Price: £390
Off-site Auctions
Pani Model HMV1200 follow spot made in Austria with 2 lenses, Ballast power supply , tripod stand, colour magazine and padded flight case
Hammer Price: £320
Portable Parquet and aluminium interlocking Florlock dance floor comprising 25 3ft x 3ft panels with edging strips to fomr 15ft x 15ft with wheeled carrier
Hammer Price: £540
Timed Online Auction - Blenheim Carpets and Ingram
Hammer Price: £580
Wadkin Bursgreen BSW rip saw - three phase electric Machine No: 20/BSW 62458
Hammer Price: £850
Adira QH-6025 2.5 metre press brake with light guards and various tooling, Serial No. 2138/4456, Year: 1987
Hammer Price: £3,100
Hoffmann Monty 3300 Year 2007 tyre changing machine single phase
Hammer Price: £620
Videotek Leitch Model: TVM950 multi format HD / SD monitor scope with padded freight case and manual
Hammer Price: £520
Wadkin T630 633 x 250mm capacity thicknesser Serial No: 88637 with spare blades - 3 phase electric
Hammer Price: £2,200
Javelin 3.6m cutting table with Keencut Evolution Ultra precision wide format cutter
Hammer Price: £1550
ABAC Genesis Type 7.5 270 packaged air compressor Year: 2013 Product No: 41520090208 Serial No: CAJ634269
Hammer Price: £2000
Sound system comprising monitor cabinet containing 2 Crest Audio FA2101 power amplifiers, a Rock Torch model: GR60 graphic equaliser, shuttlesound distribution on wheels with 4 turbo sound wedge monitor speakers model TNW212350/700W 8 OHM and cables
Hammer Price: £620
Electro Voice sound system comprising 8 electro voice Delta Max Model DML-1152AS loud speakers each with cables and wheeled flight cases 2 model DML218 sub 2 x 18" with wheel flight cases, Rack of sound processing equipment by EV Deltamax DMC2181 Amcron Maxrotech 2401 shuttlesound etc.
Hammer Price: £1,750
Indies Pina-Colada Mustique carpet 4m x 12.1m (1422)
Hammer Price: £620
18ft x 9ft jack leg portable building in green finish with 2 steel doors and 2 UPVC windows.
Hammer Price: £2,200
2015 Printmaster Azon QUV Razor A3 flatbed commercial inkjet printer with vacuum bed, software, dongle & accesories
Hammer Price: £3,500
Avondale Argente 642-4 four berth fully fitting touring caravan
Hammer Price: £2,800
10m x 2.3m orange secure office building on jack legs divided internally into office and canteen
Hammer Price: £1,600
HP Designjet Z6100 60'' wide format digital colour printer with various toner cartridges and spares Model No Q6652A Serial No: MY9989900C
Hammer Price: £920
Seal 62 Base wide format laminator 1.6m wide Serial No: 64339-00732
Hammer Price: £1750
M.C. Services 8 bay green finish roller bed double axle trailer for single event toilet with mesh ramps and roller conveyors
Hammer Price: £2,650
Specialist Auctions
20th Century Design
Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, a pair of 'Tight' pale grey leather armchairs on chromed legs
Hammer Price: £420
Sir Norman Foster for Tecno, a 'Nomos' rectangular table with a glass top, on castors, l. 160 cm
Hammer Price: £440
Pietro Arosio for Tacchini, a pair of 'Moon' armchairs, the red leather seats on black pedestal swivel bases
Hammer Price: £750
Matthew Hilton for SCP, a tan leather 'Balzac' chair and ottomon *Literature: See Charlotte & Peter Fiell '1000 Chairs', p. 685
Hammer Price: £1,100
Denis Wirth-Miller,
'Marsh Landscape',
oil on canvas,
77 x 92 cm,
bearing a 'Beaux Arts Gallery, London' label verso
Hammer Price: £2,000
Andy Goldsworthy OBE (b.1956),'Bracken stalks brought to a dome leaving a hold, raining, Borrowdale, Cumbria',colour photograph, 74 x 74 cm *Please Note: Artist Resale Rights may apply to this lot**The Auctioneers understand that this piece would originally have been sold with a second framed work including the authenticity, which is not now present CONDITION REPORT:
See pics No signature Frame 110x110cm Looks to have been cut out
Hammer Price: £1700
Nam June Paik (American/Korean 1932-2006),'Evolution/Revolution/Resolution',signed in pencil and numbered 12/64the complete set of eight colour lithographs with aluminium plate etching,printed by Mark Patsfall Graphics, Ohio, Colophon, published by Carl Solway Gallery,70 x 52 cm each (8) CONDITION REPORT: Consigned by a large business following an office relocation. Each framed and glazedAll of the prints have rough edges All No. 12/64 and singed in pencilCondition appears ok No original portfolio
Hammer Price: £9000
Len Tabner (b.1946),'Stripping out drill pipes...'signed in pencil and dated 'Jan 28th 88 Monday 2.00 am',mixed media,50 x 70 cm,together with another of a similar theme (2)*Please Note: Artist Resale Rights may apply to this lot CONDITION REPORT: Framed and glazedSlight damage to frame
Hammer Price: £2000
Naoya Hatakeyama (b.1958),'Lime Hills',signed,a set of ten colour photographs on paper,45.5 x 42.4 cm each (10) CONDITION REPORT: Consigned by a major business following an office relocation. Each framed and glazed, one with the glazing damaged. Signatures rubbed.
Hammer Price: £1700
A 1960's 'Diplomat' sofa/couch by Howard Keith Furniture
Hammer Price: £1100
Vladimir Kagan for Chromcraft, a 'Sculpta' dining set including a Brazilian rosewood and crossbanded oval table, w. 151 cm, and a set of four button upholstered vinyl chairs on self-return V-form bases *As featured in Star Trek episodes 'Spock's Brain' and 'The Trouble with Tribbles'
Hammer Price: £1600
Erik Kirkegaard for Hong Stolefabrik, a pair of rosewood and black leather upholstered desk/armchairs
Hammer Price: £750
Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra, a set of ten 'Eames Plastic Chair' DSR chairs in yellow, grey and blue
Hammer Price: £950
Mies van der Rohe, a pair of 1976 'Barcelona' chairs, the brown leather button upholstered cushions on chromed frames
Hammer Price: £1,600
Attributed to Michael Kidner RA (1917-2009),geometric shapes, unsigned, oil on paper,51 x 37 cm, together with two others by the same hand (3)*Please Note: Artist Resale Rights may apply to this lot CONDITION REPORT: Various pinholes to the top of the pictures Framed and glazed Small tear to the side of one picture
Hammer Price: £1600
Garry Fabian Miller (b.1957),'First Sun', 'Star', 'Angel' and 'Red',signed verso and dated 1992,cibachrome, oil and light projection images, 29 x 28 cm (4 *Please Note: Artist Resale Rights may apply to this lot CONDITION REPORT: Consigned by a large business following an office relocation. Each framed and glazed.One picture has slipped in the frame
Hammer Price: £2200
David Batchelor (b.1955),'1st Leaf No. 1-4', '2nd Leaf No. 1-4', '3rd Leaf No. 1,2,4'watercolour over pencil,unsigned with titles in pen verso,57 x 57 cm each (11)*Please Note: Artist Resale Rights may apply to this lot CONDITION REPORT: Consigned by a major business due to an office relocation.Third leaf No.3 missing
Hammer Price: £1500
Michael Kidner RA (1917-2009),'Raindrops I' and 'Raindrops II',signed in pencil and dated 1958,oil on paper,50 x 37 cm each (2)*Please Note: Artist Resale Rights may apply to this lot CONDITION REPORT: Consigned from a major business following an office relocation. F/G.Both pictures have pin holes to the topTear to the top right corner of Raindrop IFramed and glazed
Hammer Price: £1600
Henry Walter Klein (H.W.Klein) for Bramin Mobler, a 1960's adjustable chaise longue, the teak frame upholstered in Kvadrat Tonica 411 wool CONDITION REPORT: Condition appears good, few minor scratches
Hammer Price: £1000
Niels Otto Moller for J.L. Moller, a set of six model 75 chairs with teak frames and papercord seats, together with an H.W. Klein extending dining table with a single leaf, max. l. 170 cm CONDITION REPORT: One chair with a nick out of the backOne back has a long scratch that goes down to the timber and shows bare unfinished woodVarious other minor light scratches Sperate leaf can be removed D. 120
Hammer Price: £1400
Books, Maps & Ephemera
Late Victorian photograph Album, C.1895, featuring the original work of an amateur photographer. Locations include Windsor & other districts in London including the River Thames together with rural areas like Ragdale. Possibly a unique 'period' record of life and times.
Hammer Price: £420
Gary Larson: The Complete Far Side, 2003. 1st. Edition. Signed, limited edition 1890/2000. Vols. 1 & 2, Folio, full maroon leather binding, gilt with colour pictorial onlay, aeg. Signed certificate of limitation bound in as frontis. Colour and black and white cartoon illustrations in chronological sequence 1980 - 1994. Both volumes housed in a two tone fabric lined drop-down box. Published with each set was an additional full-sized colour print signed by Larson with the same limitation number. Scarce and near fine.
Hammer Price: £600
An early 20thC Japanese story book with coloured illustrations, possibly with some hand colouring, concertina in format, 10'' x 7''. Fabric binding and 'pages'.
Hammer Price: £500
Farsi manuscript volume of Poetry, small qto. calf binding with a floral blind-stamped design. The book features the work of the 14th. C Persian poet Hafez which has been beautifully transcribed using the original Farsi script to create an attractive two column page format with decorative calligraphic margins. Together with an additional 8vo volume featuring a printed text in the same script. Both late 19th. C.
Hammer Price: £850
Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Kay Nielsen, Hodder, [1925]. Large qto., original gilt decorated/illustrated cream cloth, teg. Twelve tipped-in colour plates with titled tissue guards, black and white illustrations, decorative historiated initials, decorated endpapers, Limited edition 241/600, signed by Kay Nielsen.
Hammer Price: £1700
Carroll L.: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Nd. C. 1908. 1st.Ed. thus. Illustrated by Harry Rountree. Qto Hb. Gilt titling & colour illus. on cover. Colour plates and vignettes by Rountree. Uncommon/scarce edition.
Hammer Price: £560
Wodehouse P.: First Editions, 2nd. Printings. Summer Lighning, (1929); Very Good Jeeves, (1930); Laughing Gas, (1936); Mr. Mulliner Speaking, (1929); Meet Mr. Mulliner, (1927). First edition date in brackets, interval between 1st. & 2nd. printings varies. All titles with bright, clean dust wrappers which have 2/6 on spine.
Hammer Price: £650
Photographic Journal / Album of the Voyage of ''H.M.S. Egeria, Pacific Station, during Commission, 1908 - 1910'' - original photographs taken by ''Second Sick Berth Steward, Charles Randall, R.N. A 'tall' hb, qto album featuring accomplished original photographs together with manuscript annotated labels under each mounted (but loose) photograph. The photographs feature the vessel itself, members of the crew undertaking various duties, activities and leisure time pursuits; locations visited including Port Simpson, Spicer Island, Refuge Bay, Esquimalt Harbour and Beaver Harbour Indian Village. Footnote. The Egeria arrived in British Columbia in 1898 where she was engaged in coastal surveys for the Royal Navy until 1910, by which time coast surveying responsibilities had been transferred to the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Commander Morris Henry Smyth was in command until Commander C. H. Simpson was appointed in command on 1 February 1900. Egeria was primarily involved in resurveying settled areas of the British Columbia coast to create modern charts on a larger scale. The last survey it conducted was of Welcome Pass off the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia.
Hammer Price: £920
Small collection of official Naval Handbooks and manuals dating from early to mid twentieth century featuring: Torpedo Drill Book 1914, Seaman's Pocket Book 1943, Parade and Rifle Drill 1949, German Ground Mines, Merchant Ship Recognition 1943, Notes on the Royal Navy 1964. Mainly 8vo Pb. Together with some other Handbooks. Various formats, HMSO Publications
Hammer Price: £500
GURNEY FAMILY ARCHIVE. A substantial and fascinating collection of books and albums
Hammer Price: £5500
C.S. Lewis: Broadcast Talks, 1942. 12mo Hb. Affixed to the front paste-down of the volume is a letter written by Lewis from Magdalen College - '' Dear Mr. Hubble, Forgive this economy of paper, I can't at the moment do otherwise. The Talks will be published, probably by Centenary Press but it is too early yet to give any details. I hope they may be in their Autumn lists. Thanks for kind and encouraging letter, Yours sincerely, C.S. Lewis.''
Hammer Price: £440
Thomas Childs - Engineer & Amateur Photographer: Manuscript 'Chinese' Journal - '' Thos Child's Diary 1869, From September 9th to August 27th. 1870, Containing an account of my voyage from London to Peking.'' Together with: ''The Diary of Thomas Child - Years Residence in China, Vol 1. 1870.'' Two small leather bound volumes (Foolscap 8vo) containing manuscript entries for both accounts
Hammer Price: £6,800
Royal Family & Friends at Sandringham & other Norfolk Locations - photographic archive of 24 monochrome prints dating from 1865 to 1913 (21.5 x 16.5 cm) featuring Royal Family groups, individuals and other nobillity, Sandringham House & Gardens, Runcton Hall, Hardwick Hall Suffolk, and the statue of the Prince of Wales' Horse 'Persimmon.' The photographs derive from original negatives in the possession of a member of the Gurney family (two of whom feature in one photograph) one of whose descendants consigned the archive. Each photograph has an annotated note attached to the back providing information about who or what is featured together with a date.
Hammer Price: £620
An extensive collection of legal documents and ledgers relating to Aldham Hall in Suffolk including Conveyances, Deeds of Surrender, Settlement, Nomination, Covenant, Lease & Assignment etc. Together with four Hadham Hall Court Books featuring contemporary hand-written entries. The date range for the whole archive ranges from the 17th. to the 20th. Century
Hammer Price: £2,300
McCarthy J. H.: A collection of the writer's hand-written diaries, in various formats, for each year from 1886 - 1935. (Individual Diaries for the years 1878, 1880, 1882, 1890, 1894, 1895, & 1933 are not present). Entries include references to accounts of excursions abroad, visits to Galleries, dictation of his work, practise with an air pistol, books bought and read, Theatre outings, visits to a wide range of UK locations, visits to Publishers including Chatto & Kegan Paul, House of Commons, Meetings of the Dramatists' Club, meetings with various celebrities including - Walter Crane, George Meredith, Jerome and Pinero, monetary matters and a wide range of other activities. Some of the entries are very brief, others more extensive. Overall, a wide ranging biographical, literary and historical archive of potential interest to a range of research specialists in a number of fields. Together with a small collection of other miscellaneous note books.
Hammer Price: £1600
The Eagle Comic: A complete run/sequence of this children's publication featuring Vols. 1 to 12 and 48 parts of Vol.13, 1950 - 1962. A private enthusiast's carefully preserved and collated collection reluctantly consigned to auction!
Hammer Price: £600
Dickens C.: The Letters of Charles Dickens, The British Academy Pilgrim Edition, 1965-2002, Clarendon Press, edited by Madelaine House, Graham Storey et al. Complete 1st. Edition set. Royal 8vo. Twelve volumes in original (sleeve protected) dust wrappers. Scarce complete set in near fine condition.
Hammer Price: £500
Dandy, Beano & Hotspur. A collection of these comics dating from the mid 1940s together with a small number of other titles
Hammer Price: £1800
Bryant A.: Map of the County of Northampton from Actual Survey in the Years 1824, 1825 & 1826. Map dated 1st. June 1827
Hammer Price: £640
Louis Wain: 'Such Fun', nd. C. 1930. Qto. hb. Colour illustrated laminated boards, Glazed Colour frontis & one other colour plate together with many other in text two/three tone colour illustrations. 'Mother Goose In Catland', nd. C. 1930. Qto. soft card binding with colour plate inset. Glazed colour frontis together with two tone in text illustrations. Both titles very scarce.
Hammer Price: £280
Collectable Toys
A mid-20th century tin plate pedal car
Hammer Price: £500
For Restoration: A Tri-ang Daimler pedal car (af)
Hammer Price: £900
A Scalextric 007 James Bond motor racing set including Aston Martin in white, Mercedes Benz Bandit Car in black, leaflets etc, boxed
Hammer Price: £1100
A Tri-ang Minic taxi, red livery, boxed
Hammer Price: £650
A rare Britains hollowcast figure of a giraffe
Hammer Price: £190
A Lenci-type pressed felt doll
Hammer Price: £360
Matchbox Superfast diecast models
Hammer Price: £760
An early 20th Century Bing tin-plate toy vehicle
Hammer Price: £14,400
A late 18th century fully jointed carved wooden doll, the head with fixed blue glass eyes and painted features above a fully jointed body, wearing early 19th century clothing, l. 76 cm
*with correspondence from The London Museum relating to the donation of the doll to the museum dated 13th June, 1950
Hammer Price: £2,900
A 19th century elm seated child's Windsor armchair, h. 66 cm
Hammer Price: £410
A Scalextric C69 Ferrari GT 250 Berlinetta in cream, red interior, racing number 7
Hammer Price: £550
A 19th century decoupage toy trunk and contents
Hammer Price: £640
A Dinky 501 Foden eight-wheel wagon
Hammer Price: £350
An early 20th century table top dolls house and accessories
Hammer Price: £560
A Japanese battery powered ‘Ranger Robot’
Hammer Price: £600
Jewellery
An 18ct yellow gold fancy link necklace/chain, 54.1 gms
Hammer Price: £1,250
An early 20th century 9ct yellow gold meshlink purse having Grecian key-type decoration and suspended on an elongated link chain, w. 15 cm, 227.7 gms
Hammer Price: £2,050
An 18ct white gold three stone ring set cushion cut ruby and two old brilliant cut diamonds in a raised setting, central stone measures 1.1 x 1 cm, each diamond approximately 0.75 carats, ring size N, 6.7 gms
Hammer Price: £3,200
A yellow metal ladies cocktail wristwatch by Carter, the circular silvered dial with gold coloured baton numerals on an articulated bark design strap, case marked 18kt
Hammer Price: £1,080
A Victorian two pound coin, old head, dated 1893
Hammer Price: £1,400
An 18ct white gold ring of prunt form centrally set with a brilliant cut diamond within a surround of four cushion cut rubies and twelve further diamonds within a border of fourteen petal shaped motifs each set three graduated diamonds, central stone approximately 0.5 carats, w. of setting 2.4 cm, ring size M, 9.6 gms
Hammer Price: £2,200
A gentleman's 18ct yellow gold 'Oyster Perpetual Day-Date' wristwatch by Rolex, the circular dial with brilliant and baguette cut diamond hour markers and day and date apertures on an articulated 'Presidential' bracelet strap, with papers and receipt
Hammer Price: £5100
An 18ct yellow gold half hunter pocket watch by William Clarke, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and second hand section, the case enamelled verso with stylised initials, case numbered 9524, overall 121.2 gms
Hammer Price: £1200
An 18ct yellow gold cased half hunter pocket watch by Benson, the white enamelled dial with black Roman numerals and second hand section within a plain case, overall 92.6 gms
Hammer Price: £820
A white metal full eternity ring set eighteen brilliant cut diamonds, ring size K 1/2, 7 gms
Hammer Price: £1000
A platinum ring set twenty-seven brilliant and baguette cut diamonds in a cluster setting, ring size N, 5.4 gms
Hammer Price: £2,000
A collection of 387 19th century and later silver, silver gilt and enamelled football medallions including four 9ct yellow gold examples
Hammer Price: £2,300
An 18ct white gold ring set single brilliant cut diamond in an eight claw setting, stone approximately 2.5 carats, ring size O 1/2, 4 gms
Hammer Price: £4,000
An 18ct yellow gold cased ladies wristwatch by Baume & Mercier, the circular dial with diamond hour markers within a diamond and ruby set bezel on an articulated bracelet strap, overall 41.1 gms, cased
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Victorian five pound coin, old head, dated 1893
Hammer Price: £2,000
A 18ct yellow gold cased half hunter pocket watch by Benson, the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, two subsidiary dials and a repeater within a plain case engraved with initials and decorated with blue enamel numerals, overall 165.3 gms, dial measures d. 4.3 cm, case numbered 36702
Hammer Price: £2,300
A gentleman's yellow metal ring set brilliant cut diamond in a recessed claw setting, the shoulders each set six further smaller diamonds, central stone approximately 1 carat, ring size Y, 8.9 gms
Hammer Price: £1400
A 1970's stainless steel cased gentleman's automatic 'Sky Diver' wristwatch by Technos, the circular orange dial with silvered baton numerals and day/date aperture within an articulated bezel on a later expanding bracelet strap, case number 10709
Hammer Price: £800
A titanium quartz gentleman's 'Aerospace' wristwatch by Breitling, the black dial with luminous Arabic and baton numerals and double digital display on a bracelet strap, case No. F65062 3073, with box and papers
Hammer Price: £940
A yellow metal and white metal highlighted pendant of circular form centrally set with a single brilliant cut diamond within three further concentric rings each set smaller diamonds, central stone approximately 0.25 carats, w. 2.7 cm, 6.3 gms
Hammer Price: £1400
Sporting Guns & Antique Arms
SOLD Lot 1172: Pair Armi Bertuzzi sidelock over and under ejector guns, each with 28 ins barrels, full & ½ choke, tapered file cut rib marked in gold 1 & 2, 70mm chambers, exceptionally fine scroll bouquet and border hand engraved sidelock actions and fences, the engraved top levers numbered 1 & 2 in gold, single triggers, rolled edge trigger guards, engraved furniture with maker's emblem and numbers 1 & 2 in gold to forends, highly figured 14,7/8 ins straight hand stocks, nos. 5944/45, in fully fitted oak and leather makers case with claret baize lining and canvas outer
Hammer Price: £20,000
12 bore Browning 425 over and under, ejector, 28 ins Invector multi choke barrels, ¼ ins file cut ventilated rib, 2¾ ins chambers, game scene engraved polished action, single selective trigger, 14¾ ins semi pistol grip stock
Hammer Price: £900
20 bore flintlock double barrelled sporting gun by J. Manton c.1807, 30,5/8 ins rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels, the patent breeches each with gold line inlay and gold lozenge with maker's stamp, platinum lined touch holes, brass mounted ramrod with worm, border engraved flat locks each engraved Manton, rain proof pans with roller frizzen, engraved steel furniture, the trigger plate with pineapple finial, figured walnut stock with chequered hand, steel butt plate, no.4870, in relined fitted mahogany case brass mounted with brass inset ring handle, maker's trade label, accessories including: two part brass mounted cleaning rod; Hawksley leather and brass shot flask; Sykes copper and brass powder flask; two part rosewood and brass turnscrew; ebony turnscrew; spring clamp; steel wad punch; brass oil bottle
Hammer Price: £6000
12 bore round action assisted opener by John Dickson & Son, 29 ins browned damascus nitro proved barrels, inscribed John Dickson & Son 63 Princes Street Edinburgh, ¼ & ½, profusely scroll engraved round bodied treble grip trigger plate action, engraved fences and tang, gold stud cocking indicators, 14½ ins straight hand stock, in fitted Brady leather case with maker's trade label, no. 4463 (Section 2 licence required)
Hammer Price: £4000
12 bore Browning D5 over and under, ejector, 26,3/8 ins barrels, ¼ & ¼, inscribed Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre Herstal Belgique Chrome fine file cut ventilated rib, chequered captive two piece forend, bold relief scroll and foliate engraved action top lever and trigger guard, signed Theunens, single selective trigger, 14¼ ins well figured semi pistol grip stock with vacant gold escutcheon, in metal mounted leather case with fitted interior, no. 15366S3 (Section 2 licence required)
Hammer Price: £4200
Eley cartridge display,
Hammer Price: £480
8 bore English hammer, 33 ins np damascus barrels, 3,1/4 ins chambers
Hammer Price: £4000
"Pair of 22 bore Percussion overcoat pistols by Westley Richards, with double brown damascus barrels inscribed Westley Richards 170 New Bond St London, platinum breech plugs, engraved tang, captive ramrod, foliate engraved steel locks and hammers with slide safety, inscribed Westley Richards, engraved furniture, finely figured walnut stocks with horn tipped forends, chequered bag shaped butts with silver lozenge shaped escutcheons, 9 ins overall "
Hammer Price: £3500
SOLD Lot 1033 28 bore sidelock ejector by Holland & Holland, 28 ins barrels (recent re proof), ½ & full choke, with dolls head extension inscribed HOLLAND & HOLLAND 98 New Bond Street London, 70mm chambers, acanthus scroll foliate and border relief engraved action and fences with the makers name in gold letters, well figured 14,13/16 ins straight hand stock with vacant silver oval, in leather motor case with makers trade label
Hammer Price: £18,000
20 bore Beretta EELL S687 Diamond Pigeon over and under, ejector, 28 ins barrels, ¼ & ic, ventilated rib, 3 ins chambers, scroll game scene and border engraved side plated action, single selective trigger, well figured 15 ins semi pistol grip stock with recoil pad (original wooden butt plate present), interchangeable 28 bore 28 ins multi choke barrels (four spare chokes), ventilated rib, 2¾ ins chambers, complete with original documents in maker's hard plastic case, no. N04056B (Section 2 licence required)
Hammer Price: £4800
Pair 25 bore flintlock double barrel travelling pistols by W Beckwith, 9½ ins half stocked damascus barrels inscribed Beckwith, London, numbered 1 & 2 respectively, tapered ebony ramrods, one with steel worm, engraved stepped steel locks marked Beckwith, slide safety, engraved hammers, rainproof pan, with roller frizzen, gold touch hole, engraved steel furniture with pineapple finials, engraved tang, chequered half round butts with slab sides, each numbered 958, in mahogany case with brass inset ring handle, and Braman, Picadilly lock, baize fitted interior with copper and brass threeway flask by Sykes, rosewood cleaning rod, steel bullet mould, turnscrew and makers trade label
Hammer Price: £20,000
Cased pair 40 bore Percussion target pistols by Williams & Powell, each with a 10 ins damascus octagonal sighted barrel, the breech with platinum line inlay inscribed LIVERPOOL to top flat, German Silver mounted tapered wood ramrod with brass worm, border and scroll engraved steel back action lock signed with maker's name with original colour, engraved hammer, platinum breech plug, set trigger, engraved scroll furniture, German Silver forend, engraved tang, chequered half round butt with metal bound raised oval and fluted butt cap, 16 ins overall, in mahogany fitted case with cleaning tools, threeway powder flask, caps, nipple key, bullet mould and maker's trade label
Hammer Price: £4000
12 bore boxlock ejector by Harrison & Hussey
Hammer Price: £2000
.450 Nickel plated 6 shot revolver by S W Silver & Co, London. with patent safety hammer and extracting device,
Hammer Price: £1550
12 bore over and under by J E Lewis
Hammer Price: £4500
Wines & Spirits
A quantity of cigars, 1 box of 25 Partagas Panetelas from Cuba (sealed), a box of 10 Royal Jamaica coronas & a part box of 12 Josel Piedra Habana, Cuban Coronas Cortas
Hammer Price: £220
An old bottle of Nikka Gold & Gold Samuri Edition Whisky from Tokyo Japan circa 1970, no size nor strength stated (estimated 43% 75cl)
Hammer Price: £310
A bottle of The MACALLAN 18 year old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky Distilled in 1970, bottled in 1988, 43% 75cl
Hammer Price: £1,700
A bottle of Chateau Cheval Blanc 1982 St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe 75cl (ullage top shoulder)
Hammer Price: £420
A bottle of The MACALLAN 18 year old Single Highland Malt Whisky distilled in in 1972 with box 43% 75cl
Hammer Price: £1800
A Rare Malts Selection Brora Distillery 20 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distilled 1982, Bottle No. 1247 with box, Cask Strength 58.1% 70cl
Hammer Price: £680
A bottle of Talisker 1964 Isle of Skye Pure Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, distilled 1964, bonded & bottled by Gordon & Macphail 100 proof 26
2/3 fl oz
Hammer Price: £1600
A Magnum of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1987 Pauillac 12% 150cl (ullage into neck)
Hammer Price: £480
Two bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2003 Pauillac 75cl, another highly rated vintage.
Hammer Price: £660
A bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac Premier Cru Classe from a First Growth and in a gold decorated bottle 75cl
Hammer Price: £800
An old bottle of Governor General Jamaica Rum by W&A Gilbey, By Appointment to the Late King George V, Circa late 1930's. 30 under proof when bottled, 1/6 gallon approx. (Note the cork is uncovered but appears unopened)
Hammer Price: £520
A bottle of The MACALLAN 18 year old Single Highland alt Scotch Whisky, Distilled in 1978, bottled in 1996, 43% 70cl.
Hammer Price: £1,400
6 bottles of Chateau Beychevelle Grand Vin 1998 Saint Julien (ullages into neck)
Hammer Price: £320
A bottle of Ace of Spades Brut Rose Champagne by Armand De Brignac with box 75cl
Hammer Price: £190
A Rare Malts Selection Hillside Distillery 25 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Distilled 1970, Bottle No 3864 with box, Cask Strength 60.1% 70cl
Hammer Price: £410
A Rare private bottling of Oban 24 year old Single Barrel Malt Scotch Whisky, Distilled 23rd March 1989, bottled July 2013, Bottle No 213 of 258 with wooden box 47.8% 70cl. The Vendor has included a letter explaining the story behind this bottle. In short, Oban have only done 2 private bottlings, this one and one Presented to Princess Anne by the RLNI to commemorate the launching of the Oban Lifeboat. Diageo now own the distillery which is regarded as 1 of the 6 Classic Malts and it is thought that this will not be repeated
Hammer Price: £310
2 bottles of Chateau Haut Brion 1994 Cru Classe Des Graves Pessac Leognan
Hammer Price: £340
A bottle of The MACALLAN over 25 years old Anniversary Malt Single Highland Scotch Whisky with own wooden box, Distilled 1972 Bottled 1998 43% 70cl
Hammer Price: £1800
A bottle of The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 30yr old American Oak Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled in 2001 Sample Code 2LGF901 with wooden presentation box 70cl 48%
Hammer Price: £420
A bottle of The Macallan 18yr old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky distilled in 1978 and bottled in 1996 70cl 43%
Hammer Price: £1100
Bygones & Architectural Salvage
A black and white painted timber dovecote of hexagonal form on a single column, h. 315 cm approximately
Hammer Price: £120
A cast metal stove by "Porteat & Son" with flu pipe attachment
Hammer Price: £85
A pine two seater school desk with a wrought iron framework
Hammer Price: £120
A set of 4 black and white enamelled bulley ceiling lamps with iron grills
Hammer Price: £160
A galvanized feeding trough with 4 divisions
Hammer Price: £85
2 vintage public toilet door locks together with an Art Nouveau letter box, decorative brass door knocker and various other door furniture
Hammer Price: £90
An anvil, l. 71 cm
Hammer Price: £160
20 Czech pendant ceiling lights with moulded glass shades
Hammer Price: £270