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Auction date Thursday 29 January 2026 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Including property from the following collections:


Galhampton Manor, Somerset

The Collection of Kerrison Preston, Esq., by descent

Coventry Lodge, Corfe Mullen

Deer Park, Weston, Devon

The Peter Newall Collection

The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht 


Head of Sale: 

William Batt


Auction: 

Thursday 29th January at 10.30am

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Total lots: 450

A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL DRESSING BOX BY SAMPSON MORDAN & CO
Lot 217 Sold
A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL DRESSING BOX BY SAMPSON MORDAN & CO
the monogrammed case opening to an interior fitted with silver and white metal topped boxes and jars, a mother of pearl handled sewing kit, and a mirror to the inside of the lid, a single drawer beneath, 17cm high x 30.5cm wide x 23.5cm deep
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL DRESSING BOX BY SAMPSON MORDAN & CO
Lot 218 Sold
A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL DRESSING BOX BY SAMPSON MORDAN & CO
the monogrammed case opening to an interior fitted with silver and white metal topped boxes and jars and further compartments, a single drawer beneath opening to a leather covered writing surface, 18cm high x 30.5cm wide x 23cm deep
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL WRITING SLOPE
Lot 219 Sold
A VICTORIAN COROMANDEL WRITING SLOPE
the hinged lid opening to reveal a tooled leather writing surface and fitted compartments, the case with a brass cartouche to the top, swing handles to each side and 'J T Needs' stamped lock, 15.5cm high x 43cm wide x 25.5cm deep
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A SET OF THREE LEATHER BOUND BOXES OR PORTFOLIOS
Lot 220 Sold
A SET OF THREE LEATHER BOUND BOXES OR PORTFOLIOS
designed in the appearance of books, with gilt tooled lettering and borders, titled 'The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours Founded 1804.', all opening to paper lined vacant interiors, two 61cm x 48cm, and one smaller, 44cm x 36cm (3)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BRASS BOUND HUMIDOR
Lot 221 Sold
A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BRASS BOUND HUMIDOR
the inside of the locking plate inscribed 'Thompson & Co Importers of Havana Cigars 8 New Bond St London', with swing handles to each side, the doors opening to five lined drawers, 39cm high x 38cm wide x 27cm deep
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A DUNHILL BURR WOOD HUMIDOR
Lot 222 Sold
A DUNHILL BURR WOOD HUMIDOR
stamped to the inside of the cover, a plaque to the front inscribed 'My Maxim', containing old unlabelled cigars, 25cm wide; together with a marquetry humidor, decorated with a church or cathedral, containing multiple Cohiba cigars, 40cm wide x 31cm deep; and a box of old opened Montecristo No. 4s (3)

Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A GERMAN BRASS TOBACCO BOX BY JOHANN HEINRICH GIESE (1716-1761)
Lot 223 Unsold
A GERMAN BRASS TOBACCO BOX BY JOHANN HEINRICH GIESE (1716-1761)
signed to the cover, the base decorated with the portrait of Frederick the Great of Prussia, a cartouch of a military victory above, the cover with a similar portrait, a worn inscription reading 'Ferdinandue Dux ... Imperator...', and another military scene, 15cm wide
This box exhibits the stamped decorated typical of boxes of Western Germany at this time. The…
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A VICTORIAN TEA CADDY OR TOBACCO JAR
Lot 224 Sold
A VICTORIAN TEA CADDY OR TOBACCO JAR
the domed cover with a turned finial opening to a silvered interior, the body decorated in neoclassical taste with masks and swags, two conforming handles to the sides, on lions paw feet, 24cm high x 21cm wide
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A RARE 15CT GOLD HIP FLASK BY GEORGE BETJEMANN & SONS
Lot 225 Unsold
A RARE 15CT GOLD HIP FLASK BY GEORGE BETJEMANN & SONS
London 1888, the detachable base and stopper both bearing the applied crown of an Earl or Countess, further engraved 'Lilian', 14cm high x 7cm wide x 4cm deep

Provenance: A private Dorset property.
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
AN ART DECO STYLE 'RECIPE' COCKTAIL SHAKER
Lot 226 Sold
AN ART DECO STYLE 'RECIPE' COCKTAIL SHAKER
20th century, the rotating body inscribed with various cocktail recipes and their measurements, 22.5cm high

Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A BURR WALNUT AND CHROMED TANTALUS
Lot 227 Sold
A BURR WALNUT AND CHROMED TANTALUS
20th century, fitted with three cut glass square decanters, 32cm high x 35cm wide x 13cm deep; together with a cut glass ship's decanter, with a wide flate base, 23cm high (2)

Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A PORTHOLE GAMING SET
Lot 228 Sold
A PORTHOLE GAMING SET
20th century, bound in leather and striped fabric, the glazed cover opening to an interior fitted with cards, chips and dice, anchor form handles to each side, 53cm wide x 27cm deep

Provenance: The fittings of a Mediterranean yacht.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A KINORA CINEMATOGRAPHIC VIEWER BY ‘BOND'S LTD., 138, NEW BOND STREET'
Lot 229 Sold
A KINORA CINEMATOGRAPHIC VIEWER BY ‘BOND'S LTD., 138, NEW BOND STREET'
early 20th century, the steel viewer hood embossed 'Kinora' and with metal patent plaque to oak platform, 12cm high x 31cm wide x 13cm deep; together with six reels of flip card picture films (lacking card cases) stamped with ‘Kinora Co. Ltd.’ to the central metal cores, numbered 435 (magician swallowing sword), 526 (launch of a boat), 547 (elephants in water), 4396 (gardener with hose), 4413 (World War I soldiers marching to war), 4419 (by-plane taking off and landing), each reel 12.5cm diameter (7)
The Kinora was an early motion picture device, developed by the French inventor brothers, Auguste…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A MECHANICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FLASHLAMP BY JOHNSON'S OF HENDON, LONDON
Lot 230 Unsold
A MECHANICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FLASHLAMP BY JOHNSON'S OF HENDON, LONDON
mid-20th century, (without manufacturer's stamp, instructions, or box), the steel rectangular flash tray for magnesium powder with spring driven flint wheel, 7cm high x 17cm wide x 7cm deep
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
WINSTON CHURCHILL INTEREST: A METAL COMB
Lot 231 Sold
WINSTON CHURCHILL INTEREST: A METAL COMB
by repute having belonged to the famous wartime leader, stamped 'SIR WINSTON' to one side and numbered '23408' the other, 13cm wide

Provenance: Thomas Henry Lane (B.1906), and thence by family descent.
Thomas Lane lived in Wembley and, apart from his military service in the Second World War, spent…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
MAHATMA GANDHI INTEREST: A PAIR OF GOLD-PLATED GLASSES
Lot 232 Unsold
MAHATMA GANDHI INTEREST: A PAIR OF GOLD-PLATED GLASSES
by repute belonging to the renowned Indian social activist, politician and lawyer, marked to the underside of the nose, set with bifocal lenses, 12cm wide

Provenance: Thomas Henry Lane (B.1906), and thence by family descent.
Thomas Lane lived in Wembley and, apart from his military service in the Second World War, spent…
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A TREEN STAY BUSK
Lot 233 Sold
A TREEN STAY BUSK
18th/19th century, with carved decoration to one side, 45cm long x 7cm wide
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A VICTORIAN TURNED WOOD AND PAINTED 'SPECIAL CONSTABLE' TRUNCHEON
Lot 234 Unsold
A VICTORIAN TURNED WOOD AND PAINTED 'SPECIAL CONSTABLE' TRUNCHEON
19th century, with a tapered and ribbed handle, bearing a royal crest, 52cm long

Provenance: Galhampton Manor, Somerset.
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A NEOLITHIC JADE AXE HEAD
Lot 235 Sold
A NEOLITHIC JADE AXE HEAD
possibly Polynesian, shaped and polished with natural inclusions, 21cm long x 7.5cm high

Provenance: The Peter Newall Collection.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A LARGE COLLECTION OF 'GRAND TOUR' CAMEOS
Lot 236 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF 'GRAND TOUR' CAMEOS
19th century and later, including a large group of plaster cameos depicting neoclassical scenes or profile studies, a large group of red wax cameos, again including portrait busts and classical figures, further wax cameos; together with a small collection of metal medallions (a lot)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A COLLECTION OF WAX SEALS
Lot 237 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF WAX SEALS
18th century and later, variously mounted on card or paper or stored in turned wood boxes (a lot)
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
AN ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
Lot 238 Sold
AN ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
18th century, decorated with amorous couples, the interior of the lid painted with a courtesan, 8cm wide; together with a collection of 18th century and later collectables, including a red leather bound copy of the Ladies Companion, 1810, a boxed doll’s tea service, a Victorian square miniature sampler worded ‘Cannot You Make The (Kettle) Boil’, and a Japanese lion dog, 8.5cm wide (a lot)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
A GOLD ORE NUGGET
Lot 239 Sold
A GOLD ORE NUGGET
affixed with an old label inscribed 'Gold from Bullock's Creek', 1.5cm long; together with a piece of 19th century Vesuvian lava, similarly labelled 'Lava from Vesuvius brought by A. L. eruption of 1858', 6.5cm long (2)
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026
TAXIDERMY: AN EDWARDIAN DISPLAY CASE OF A STOAT
Lot 240 Sold
TAXIDERMY: AN EDWARDIAN DISPLAY CASE OF A STOAT
in an oak case, set in a naturalistic setting, 34cm x 32cm; together with a taxidermy weasel and hawk in a glaze-fronted case, set in a naturalistic setting, 50cm x 36cm; and a red legged partridge in a glazed square display case, set in a naturalistic setting, 25cm x 32cm (3)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 January 2026
29 January 2026

Total lots: 450

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