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Auction date Thursday 31 July 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


Auction: 

Thursday 31st July at 10.30am

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Total lots: 478

A LEAD DOLPHIN
Lot 456 Sold
A LEAD DOLPHIN
possibly a part of a fountain or garden statue, with aperture to mouth, resting on spreading fins and with curved scaled body and upright tail, 36cm high x 26cm wide x 20cm deep
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A LEAD FOUNTAIN MODELLED AS A MERMAID
Lot 457 Unsold
A LEAD FOUNTAIN MODELLED AS A MERMAID
holding a fish aloft with the open mouth forming the spout, entwined in a flower garland around her head and body, with scaled lower body forming the plinth, 81cm high x 35cm wide x 26cm deep
Estimate: £400 - £600
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A LEAD BIRDBATH MODELLED AS A STANDING WINGED CHERUB
Lot 458 Unsold
A LEAD BIRDBATH MODELLED AS A STANDING WINGED CHERUB
20th century, holding a gadrooned dish aloft, standing on a naturalistic circular plinth, 69cm high x 37.5cm diameter
Estimate: £250 - £350
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A LEAD GARDEN FIGURE MODELLED AS A CHILD HOLDING A DOVE
Lot 459 Sold
A LEAD GARDEN FIGURE MODELLED AS A CHILD HOLDING A DOVE
in outstretched hands and with downcast head whilst looking tenderly at the bird, on an oblong plinth, 68cm high x 25cm wide x 18cm deep
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AN EDWARDIAN LEAD GARDEN FIGURE OF THE GODDESS CLIO, THE MUSE OF HISTORY
Lot 460 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN LEAD GARDEN FIGURE OF THE GODDESS CLIO, THE MUSE OF HISTORY
standing holding her characteristic scroll in one hand and drapery in the other, with fruiting vine circlet to her head and a basket of flowers at her feet, terminating on an oval stone plinth, 89cm high x 37cm wide x 25cm deep
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A LEAD PATINATED GARDEN FIGURE OF A GIRL HOLDING A RABBIT
Lot 461 Unsold
A LEAD PATINATED GARDEN FIGURE OF A GIRL HOLDING A RABBIT
with bobbed hair and attired in short dress, on a naturalistic base, 75cm high x 35cm wide x 30cm deep
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A LEAD GARDEN FIGURE OF A MERMAID ASTRIDE A BRIDLED DOLPHIN
Lot 462 Sold
A LEAD GARDEN FIGURE OF A MERMAID ASTRIDE A BRIDLED DOLPHIN
32cm high x 25cm long x 19cm deep; together with a lead figure of a frolicking child, on a naturalistic circular base, 55cm high x 22cm diameter (2)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A MEDIEVAL STONE GARGOYLE
Lot 463 Unsold
A MEDIEVAL STONE GARGOYLE
probably c.1400, the four-legged mythical beast figured downfacing with upturned snout, the top of the block inscribed later with the numeral '16', 39cm high x 35cm wide x 60cm deep
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A PAIR OF COMPOSITE STONE CAPITALS
Lot 464 Sold
A PAIR OF COMPOSITE STONE CAPITALS
moulded in relief with abundant acanthus leaves and ionic scrolls, 46cm high x 54cm square (2)
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £600
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676) 'The Road from London to Weymouth'
Lot 465 Sold
JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676) 'The Road from London to Weymouth'
engraved map with hand colouring, 38cm x 49cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN CARY (CIRCA 1754-1835) 'A New Map of the East India Isles'
Lot 466 Sold
JOHN CARY (CIRCA 1754-1835) 'A New Map of the East India Isles'
1801, engraved map in colours, 45.5cm x 50cm; together with a hand-coloured map of China by Thomas Kitchin, 28cm x 31.5cm; a hand-coloured map of the East Indies by Jodocus Hondius, 13.5cm x 19cm; and an engraved map of Asia by A. Rapkin, 26.5cm x 34cm (4)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
NICOLAS DE FER (1646-1720) 'Les Isles Philippines'
Lot 467 Sold
NICOLAS DE FER (1646-1720) 'Les Isles Philippines'
engraved map with hand colouring, 22cm x 33.5cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676) Three strip road maps
Lot 468 Unsold
JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676) Three strip road maps
comprising: 'London to Flamborough', 'London to Barwick' and 'London to Flamborough Head', engraved maps, typically 34cm x 43cm (3)
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A MAP OF QUAN-TONG OR LEA TONGE PROVINCE AND THE KINGDOM OF KAU-LI OR COREA
Lot 469 Sold
A MAP OF QUAN-TONG OR LEA TONGE PROVINCE AND THE KINGDOM OF KAU-LI OR COREA
engraved map in colours, 27cm x 22cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AKENSIDE, J: ‘THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION'
Lot 470 Unsold
AKENSIDE, J: ‘THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION'
books 1-3 bound as one volume, printed for J. Dodsley, London, 1769, three-quarter brown leather binding with marbled boards
Estimate: £30 - £50
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
HUTCHINS, JOHN: ‘THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET’
Lot 471 Sold
HUTCHINS, JOHN: ‘THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET’
third edition, volumes 1-4, printed by John Bowyer Nichols, Westminster, London, 1861, three-quarter brown leather bound with brown cloth boards, black leather half titles and Georgii Drewry Squibb bookplates (4)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
KAIKHOSRU SORABJI: A PRINTED COLLECTION RELATING TO THE MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER
Lot 472 Sold
KAIKHOSRU SORABJI: A PRINTED COLLECTION RELATING TO THE MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER
comprising his personal and annotated first edition copy of ‘Mi Contra Fa’, two musical scores (‘Trois Poemes pour Chant et Piano’ and ‘Organ Symphony’), five letters and ephemera contained in six envelopes, together with an OUP printed pamphlet about Sorabji (10)
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
MAHON, LORD: ‘HISTORY OF THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION IN SPAIN’
Lot 473 Unsold
MAHON, LORD: ‘HISTORY OF THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION IN SPAIN’
a unique gifted publisher’s copy, by John Murray, London 1832 and retaining fold out map, bound in to rear with the extremely scarce ‘Letters from the Earl of Peterborough to General Stanhope in Spain’ printed by William Clowes, Duke Street, London, 51 pages, unpublished with only 50 copies printed, further bound in to front with two handwritten letters to James Heywood Markland from Lord Mahon one of which being a presentation of the volume to Markland,
brown leather bound with tooled spine, inside front board with bookplate for Major John Ellen CBE,…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WOOD, J. G.: ‘THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY’
Lot 474 Unsold
WOOD, J. G.: ‘THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY’
three volumes, comprising ‘Mammalia’, ‘Birds’ and ‘Reptiles, Fishes, Molluscs’, all published by Routledge et al, London, the latter two dated 1862 and 1863 respectively, in matching three-quarter green leather binding each with Leslie Sydney Montgomery bookplates; together with three other Wood volumes - ‘Insects at Home’, ‘History of Man’ volume one and ‘Nature’s Teachings’ (6)
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A LARGE INCOMPLETE RUN OF ‘THE STUDIO’ MAGAZINE
Lot 475 Unsold
A LARGE INCOMPLETE RUN OF ‘THE STUDIO’ MAGAZINE
variously bound and in original individual paper wraps, roughly covering years 1900-1913 (198 volumes)
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A VICTORIAN SCRAP ALBUM
Lot 476 Unsold
A VICTORIAN SCRAP ALBUM
containing an abundance of American coloured scraps, including 'Dan'l Sully's Corner Grocery', 'Thurber's Cod' and 'Sunny South Cigarette Cards', as well as a 19th century baseball scrap, in a gilt tooled maroon leather binding, 37.5cm x 31cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
A 1979 PORSCHE 928
Lot 477 Sold
A 1979 PORSCHE 928
Registration: 648 TRE

This modern classic model was launched to great critical success, being named ‘European Car of the Year’. The car was universally praised as one of the greatest 'GT' cars of all time, with demonstrably different styling, impressive handling and comfortable practicality. This model offered in silver boasts a 4500cc V8 petrol engine and automatic gearbox. The mileage shows 91,483. It has been recently serviced and is fitted with a private number plate.
Hammer price: £14,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025

Total lots: 478

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