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Auction date Thursday 27 November 2025 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Head of Sale: 

Helen Abraham


Auction: 

Thursday 27th November at 10.30am

Including

The Collection of Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks

The Maurice Yates Collection

The Garry Kemp Collection


Viewing: 

Monday 24th November 9.30am - 7pm

Tuesday 25th November 9.30am - 5pm

Wednesday 26th November 9.30am - 5pm

From 9am the day of the Auction 


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Total lots: 615

AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 49 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY MANTEL CLOCK
with arched top, turned pillars and cream enamelled dial, 16cm high; together with a vintage Desmo chromed metal pocket watch with black dial No. 946, contained in wooden stand, 10cm high; and a miniature timepiece in Bakelite case, 5.5cm high (3)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
AN ORREFORS GREEN AND CLEAR GLASS RECTANGULAR VASE
Lot 50 Sold
AN ORREFORS GREEN AND CLEAR GLASS RECTANGULAR VASE
designed by Nils Landberg, 17.5cm high x 10cm wide x 6.5 cm deep; together with an Edward VII silver mounted amber class vase of baluster shape, the collar Chester 1911, 12.5cm high; a pair of mid-century lamp shades; two mirrors; and a collection of clear and coloured glass including cranberry and cased items (21)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
GRIGSON, GEOFFREY - A PART SET OF ‘ABOUT BRITAIN’ BOOKS
Lot 51 Unsold
GRIGSON, GEOFFREY - A PART SET OF ‘ABOUT BRITAIN’ BOOKS
comprising Nos. 1-6, two copies of No. 7, three copies of No. 8 and two copies of No. 13, published by Collins, London 1951, all with dustwrappers; together with a small 1930s oak bookcase, 86cm high x 31cm wide x 16cm deep (13)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A LARGE COLLECTION OF MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES
Lot 52 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES
19th century and later, various sizes and shapes including mahogany framed examples by Stanley and with various subjects covered including Zulu War, Native Americans, Punch and Judy, etc. (a lot)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A VICTORIAN STAINED WOOD CORNER CHEST OF DRAWERS
Lot 53 Sold
A VICTORIAN STAINED WOOD CORNER CHEST OF DRAWERS
fitted five graduated drawers with white ceramic knobs, 85cm high x 65cm wide x 42cm deep

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A CHILD’S VINTAGE PULL ALONG DOG TOY
Lot 54 Sold
A CHILD’S VINTAGE PULL ALONG DOG TOY
the straw filled body on metal frame and wheels, 52cm high x 72cm wide x 37cm deep

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED AND EBONISED BRASS MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE
Lot 55 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED AND EBONISED BRASS MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE
probably by Crouch of London, 36cm high, with three objectives (two engraved ‘Crouch’), all contained in fitted mahogany case; together with an oak case of prepared slides (2)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY WALNUT THREE TIER SECTIONAL BOOKCASE OF GLOBE WERNICKE DESIGN
Lot 56 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY WALNUT THREE TIER SECTIONAL BOOKCASE OF GLOBE WERNICKE DESIGN
with arched gallery top and three glazed rising fronts, 122cm high x 88cm wide x 35cm deep

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
‘OFFICIAL DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION 1851’
Lot 57 Sold
‘OFFICIAL DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION 1851’
volumes 1-4, published by Spicer Brothers, London 1851, gilt tooled blue cloth bound, retaining some plates; together the companion ‘Reports by the Juries’ volume; six other 1851 exhibitions; eight other International Exhibition catalogues including Dublin 1851; and a large collection of Studio, Work, Review of Reviews and other magazines (a lot)
The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A FIGURED AND CROSS BANDED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
Lot 58 Sold
A FIGURED AND CROSS BANDED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
of 18th century design, 76cm high x 66cm wide x 44cm deep; together with a mahogany bow front toilet mirror with rectangular mirror plate, the base fitted two drawers, 65cm high x 46cm wide x 22cm deep (2)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SWIFTOGRAPH DUPLICATOR
Lot 59 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SWIFTOGRAPH DUPLICATOR
contained in fitted oak case, 14cm high x 40cm wide x 26cm deep; together with seven vintage shallow wooden boxes; an iron bound trunk; and a pine trunk (10)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
*V. VEGT (1927-2001) A sailing boat off the Dutch coastline
Lot 60 Sold
*V. VEGT (1927-2001) A sailing boat off the Dutch coastline
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 48cm x 68cm

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY TWO SECTION LIBRARY BOOKCASE
Lot 61 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY TWO SECTION LIBRARY BOOKCASE
with moulded cornice, fitted five shelves, on plinth support, 220cm high x 143cm wide x 27cm deep

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
REEVE, LOVELL - ‘THE LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSKS [OF] THE BRITISH ISLES’
Lot 62 Sold
REEVE, LOVELL - ‘THE LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSKS [OF] THE BRITISH ISLES’
published by Reeve and Co, London 1863, gilt tooled grey cloth bound; together with a large collection of 19th century and later floral and fauna related books (a lot)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A COLLECTION OF DOLL'S HOUSE FURNITURE
Lot 63 Sold
A COLLECTION OF DOLL'S HOUSE FURNITURE
including a pine dresser and box ottoman, the largest 21cm high x 34cm wide x 14cm deep (a lot)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A PAIR OF PERSIAN DAMASCENED PEWTER VASES
Lot 64 Sold
A PAIR OF PERSIAN DAMASCENED PEWTER VASES
the baluster bodies finely inset with fish and floral repeats, each 15cm high; together with a large Near Eastern damascened brass bowl, 12cm high x 30cm diameter; and a collection of Near Eastern damascened and solid brass items (13)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A VICTORIAN GREEN PAINTED OVERMANTEL MIRROR
Lot 65 Sold
A VICTORIAN GREEN PAINTED OVERMANTEL MIRROR
of scrolled and arched outline, 67cm high x 110cm wide; together with a gilt dressing table mirror with easel support (2)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A 19TH CENTURY STONEWARE SALT CELLAR
Lot 66 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY STONEWARE SALT CELLAR
dated 1868 and with geometric white slip decoration, 26cm high; together with two Bargeware teapots; a 19th century stoneware two tier money box, 22cm high; and a collection of stoneware jars, jelly moulds, and other ceramics (a lot)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
J. AYLAGE BLUSH (?), ‘The Lone Pine’
Lot 67 Sold
J. AYLAGE BLUSH (?), ‘The Lone Pine’
signed, etching 25cm x 11cm, card mount; together with a photographic print - ‘Perpetual Friendship Lodge No. 135’; and a quantity of maps, charts and mixed paper ephemera, contained in portfolio (a lot)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A VICTORIAN WALNUT SETTEE
Lot 68 Sold
A VICTORIAN WALNUT SETTEE
the scrolling acanthus clad back above a serpentine front seat in red upholstery, terminating on ceramic castors, 90cm high x 160cm wide x 70cm deep

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A QUANTITY OF CAR CLOCKS AND SPEEDOMETERS
Lot 69 Sold
A QUANTITY OF CAR CLOCKS AND SPEEDOMETERS
various models including examples by Redex and Smiths, a mounted example possibly from a Bentley measuring 15cm high x 27cm wide x 28cm deep; together with an early glass cased battery labelled 'Exide'; and a large collection of Hayes motoring ephemera (a lot)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE
Lot 70 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE
probably Transitional period, with anhua bands and decorated with vases of flowers, 45cm high x 15cm diameter

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Provenance: By repute, formerly in the collection of Major Andrews of Christchurch, who apparently…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A 17TH CENTURY PLANK COFFER
Lot 71 Sold
A 17TH CENTURY PLANK COFFER
the one plank top with egg and dart carving, opening to vacant interior with candle box (top missing), the front with two arcades containing stylised flowers in vases, with central panel of acanthus leaf, terminating on stile legs, 58cm high x 107cm wide x 37cm deep

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 November 2025
27 November 2025
A CHINESE YXING RED WARE CYLINDRICAL TEAPOT
Lot 72 Sold
A CHINESE YXING RED WARE CYLINDRICAL TEAPOT
the body impressed with figures and birds, 9cm high; together with a smaller ditto, 5cm high; a Chinese amber glass snuff bottle, 7.5cm high; a Chinese carved and stained wood vase stand; and a Chinese bronze elephant seal, 5cm high (5)

The collection of the late Stephen Reginald Topp Wicks - an Isle of Purbeck life-long collector and dealer, selling all manner of eclectic and curious items from his Boscombe shop.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 November 2025
27 November 2025

Total lots: 615

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