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The Graham Snow Collection

Auction date Wednesday 24 September 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Garry Batt

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Wednesday 24th September at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
241	A CHINESE LANDSCAPE SCROLL depicting boats and tradespeople on a river, watercolour, 30cm x 73cm	£100 - £200	£100	View
242	AFTER UTAMORO KITAGAWA (C.1753-1806) A lady having her hair groomed woodblock print in colours, 36cm x 25cm	£50 - £100	£130	View
243	JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The interior of a Kabuki theatre woodblock print in colours, 35cm x 71cm	£80 - £150	£180	View
244	JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady, possibly an actor woodblock print in colours, with gilt borders, 48cm x 26cm	£100 - £200	£80	View
245	AFTER ANTONIO ROSSELLINO (1427-1478) The Madonna and Christ Child arched composition bass relief panel, 40cm high x 28cm wide, contained in a gilt and brown box frame of architectural design	£100 - £200	£120	View
246	A CONTINENTAL PAINTED LIMEWOOD FIGURE OF THE INFANT CHRIST 46cm high, now wearing blue eyeshadow, coral and pearl necklaces	£30 - £50	£170	View
247	A PAIR OF JADE AND HARDSTONE BONSAI TREES contained in matching cloisonné urns, 29cm and 30cm high; together with a Chinese carved and gilded wood figure of Mazu, goddess of the sea, wearing a headband and bib, seated on a throne, 16cm high;…	£300 - £500	£440	View
248	A HARDBOARD MALTESE STYLE CROSS 20th century, decorated with shells, glitter and mirrored panels, 60cm high x 40cm wide, a hand-written label verso 'Bishop Cross Church in Norfolk, England'; together with a framed calligraphy velum…	£150 - £250	£230	View
249	A CHINESE BLACK LACQUERED OCTAGONAL WORK BOX early 19th century, finely gilded with figures, dragons and floral ornaments, twin handles to side and fitted with a single drawer, 14cm high x 35cm wide x 26cm deep, lacking fitted interior and…	£200 - £400	£2,400	View
250	A WILLIAM IV NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER of 'Tibbe', a tabby cat seated on a cushion with a floral border, 24cm x 31cm, in original bevelled rosewood frame with gilt inner slip	£150 - £250	£460	View
251	A KASHMIRI STYLE EMBROIDERED SILK SHAWL woven in coloured threads with central star-shaped medallion and floral ornament, within serrated leaf borders, 230cm x 300cm	£100 - £200	£120	View
252	A COLLECTION OF FORTY-EIGHT CULTURAL ‘ART’ TIES including one after a design by Craigie Aitchison, embroidered with a Bedlington terrier beside a tree on a white ground (a lot)	£200 - £400	£120	View
253	TWO ROYAL ACADEMY OF ART SILK TIES each printed with canary and butterfly design, after Craigie Aitchison, on pale blue and green ground respectively; together with a Prada pale blue tie; and a collection of art and other ties (a lot)	£100 - £200	£100	View
254	A 9CT GOLD WRISTWATCH early 20th century, the champagne dial with gilt Arabic numerals, 32mm diameter, with later leather strap; together with a similar watch in a square case, 30mm diameter, with brown leather strap; a…	£200 - £400	£280	View
255	AN AMMONITE (HILDOCERAS) FOSSIL IN LIMESTONE 8cm high x 10cm wide; a collection of sea shells and other items; and an early 19th century peg doll wearing original clothes, all contained in a brown Morocco leather covered box, retailed by Mappin…	£150 - £250	£100	View
256	TAXIDERMY: A CASED BARBEL in a naturalistic surround, contained in a glazed case, 24cm high x 49cm wide x 10cm deep, inscription to the rear 'A barbel, caught in the playing fields, Eton, on April 27th 1888'	£50 - £100	£100	View
257	AN OAK DOUBLE SIDED RECTANGULAR SIGN early 20th century, painted in yellow - 'Dressing Gowns' within an ebonised slip, 15cm high x 52cm wide; together with a 19th century elm rectangular stool with turned angled legs, 46cm high; and a…	£50 - £100	£65	View
258	A BLACK FINISH ANGLEPOISE MODEL 90 LAMP the shade and base later papered in Chinese calligraphy rice paper, 67cm high; together with a lacquered lidded box of shaped outline, similarly decorated, 4.5cm high x 24cm wide x 17cm deep; a…	£100 - £200	£60	View
259	A 19TH CENTURY CREAM-PAINTED ARCH TOP OVERMANTEL MIRROR 51cm high x 85cm wide; together with a decorative collection of objects comprising a pair of Greek crack glazed cream pottery bottle shaped vases with associated wooden stands, each 19cm high, a pair…	£50 - £100	£140	View
260	A MODERN PALE BLUE WALL CABINET OF CURIOSITIES fitted with three shelves and enclosed by a single glazed door, 70cm high x 38cm wide x 9cm deep, the contents including a Victorian silver-plated mounted porcelain birds egg scent, ovoid painted…	£200 - £400	£180	View
261	AN EDWARDIAN CREAM-PAINTED CABINET OF CURIOSITIES fitted with two shelves and enclosed by a pair of glazed doors, 64cm high x 50cm wide x 33cm deep, the contents comprising a mixed selection of Asian and European items, including a Chinese bronze…	£200 - £400	£320	View
262	A PAINTED AND MIRRORED DRESSING TABLE the serpentine fronted dressing table of French design, with faux Sienna marble top, the mirrored frieze fitted with two side opening drawers, on slender pale blue painted cabriole legs, 69cm high x…	£200 - £400	£60	View
263	A GILT WOOD RECTANGULAR MIRROR of rococo design, with scrolled leaf cresting and floral border, plain mirror plate, 84cm high x 58cm wide	£50 - £100	£90	View
264	A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD CIRCULAR OCCASIONAL TABLE of Venetian baroque style, the top inset with red-veined marble slab, with ebonised and gilded lappet rim, on triple mermaid caryatid supports with dolphin toes, on flattened ball feet, 62cm high x…	£200 - £400	£200	View
265	A GEORGE III OAK BUREAU the fall front enclosing four small drawers and pigeonholes, three long graduated drawers below with swan-neck handles, on bracket feet, 96cm high x 91cm wide x 50cm deep; together with a carved…	£150 - £250	£380	View
266	A FAUX MARBLE PAINTED WOOD FOUR POSTER BED with ovoid coronet capitals, plain turned head and foot posts, the arched headboard carved with lions mask, 201cm high x 94cm wide x 188cm long, with a Kashmiri paisley drape	£100 - £200	£320	View
267	A STUDDED LEATHER RECTANGULAR TRUNK 19th century, with wallpaper lined interior, 28cm high x 55cm wide x 32cm deep	£50 - £100	£60	View
268	AN OAK CHEST ON STAND early 18th century, fitted with two short and one long drawer, the stand on five turned legs with in-curved stretcher and ball feet, 87cm high x 86cm wide x 50cm deep	£300 - £500	£200	View
269	AN EMBOSSED AND STUDDED LEATHER THREE-FOLD DRAUGHT SCREEN OF ART NOUVEAU DESIGN decorated in gold and blue with repeating leaf scrolls on a green ground, each fold 186cm high x 59cm wide	£50 - £100	£190	View
270	ELIOT, T. S.: ‘MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL’ first edition, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1935, black cloth bound with dustwrapper	£200 - £400	-	View
271	GARNETT, DAVID: ‘THE OLD DOVECOTE’ Woburn Series No. 363/500, signed by the author, published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot, London 1928; together with eight first edition David Garnett volumes including ‘The Sailor’s Return’,…	£100 - £200	-	View
272	HUXLEY, ALDOUS: ‘EYELESS IN GAZA’ first edition, published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1936, green cloth bound	£50 - £100	-	View
273	NICHOLS, BEVERLEY: ‘MERRY HALL’ first edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London 1951, red cloth bound with dustwrapper; together with four other Beverley Nichols volumes including a third impression copy of ‘The Sweet and…	£50 - £100	£30	View
274	SITWELL, OSBERT: SIX FIRST EDITION VOLUMES comprising volumes 1-4 of the ‘Left Hand, Right Hand’ series, ‘Death of a God’ and ‘Tales my Father Taught Me’, published respectively by Macmillan 1945-9 and Hutchinson 1962, red and green cloth…	£30 - £50	-	View
275	STEINBECK, JOHN: ‘CANNERY ROW’ first edition, published by William Heinemann, London 1945, orange cloth bound	£50 - £100	-	View
276	VAN VECHTEN, CARL: NINE FIRST EDITION VOLUMES including ‘The Tattooed Countess’, published by A.L. Burt, New York 1924, red cloth bound with dustwrapper, two copies of ‘Spider Boy’ and two copies of ‘Peter Whiffle’; together with seven other…	£100 - £200	£100	View
277	WOOLF, VIRGINIA: ‘THE DEATH OF THE MOTH’ published by Readers Union, London, 1943, grey cloth bound; together with a large collection of early 20th century Bloomsbury Set, Victorian and other art and literature books, mostly Readers Union…	£300 - £500	-	View
278	A 19TH CENTURY ‘MR PUNCH’ HAND PUPPET with painted papier-mâché head and multi-coloured costume, 47cm long	£300 - £500	-	View
279	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘SEATED LADY’ AUTOMATON modelled as a lady attending the theatre, holding lorgnettes and fan, seated on a painted chair, 59cm high (partially restored and lacking clothes)	£300 - £500	£850	View
280	A 19TH CENTURY GERMAN ‘YOUNG PIERROT’ AUTOMATON in the manner of Zinner & Sohne, the standing boy wearing red conical hat and bright clothes, holding a goose under his arm, on cloth covered base, 42cm high	£500 - £1,000	£600	View
281	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘BUTLER’ AUTOMATON modelled wearing fez, long robes and holding tray, on plinth base, 63cm high	£800 - £1,200	-	View
282	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘BANJO PLAYER’ AUTOMATON in the manner of Gustave Vichy, modelled seated on the back of a chair, wearing neck tie and striped clothes, 57cm high	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,200	View
283	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘THE MARQUIS MONKEY HARPIST’ AUTOMATON in the manner of Gustave Vichy, modelled seated on maroon upholstered chair mid performance, wearing 18th century style gilt trimmed morning coat, the harp with gilded mounts, 49cm high	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,200	View
284	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘MONKEY BRIDE HARPIST’ AUTOMATON modelled seated under a rose arbor, all contained under glass dome with ebonised base, 40cm high	£300 - £500	£420	View
285	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH 'TEA DRINKER' AUTOMATON probably by Gustave Vichy, modelled as an Oriental man emerging from an Imari palette ginger jar, the figure wearing green robes and holding a tea cup, the ginger jar 32cm high	£800 - £1,200	£3,000	View
286	A 19TH CENTURY SWISS QUALITE EXCELSIOR ‘PIERROT MANDOLIN PLAYER’ AUTOMATON in the manner of Gustave Vichy or Leopold Lambert, the figure with coloured hair, face painted with card suits and wearing bright clothes, modelled seated on a painted stool, on carpet covered plinth…	£800 - £1,200	£800	View
287	A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘DRUMMER BOY’ AUTOMATON modelled standing wearing pink satin clothes, on plinth base, 56cm high	£300 - £500	£300	View
288	AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ‘THE FREMLINS ALE ELEPHANT’ ADVERTISING AUTOMATON with nodding head action, standing on a rectangular plinth, 47cm high x 72cm wide, patent number 410223	£300 - £500	£1,500	View

Total lots: 402

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