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Tuesday 8th April starting at 10:00am
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481 |
AN A.R.P. WARNING BELL
brass, dated 1939
|
£40 - £60 | £30 | View |
| 482 |
A CHINESE SHORT SWORD (DAO) AND SCABBARD
with 55.5cm blade, and woven grip, with engraved brass fittings and pierced and engraved ovoid pommel, and a Kukri, in leather scabbard (2)
|
£80 - £120 | £750 | View |
| 483 |
A POLISH CROSS OF MERIT
in bronze with swords, with a Polish breast badge and lapel badge, each featuring the wartime cap badge to the front (3)
|
£40 - £80 | £90 | View |
| 484 |
AN AFGHANISTAN 1878-79-80 MEDAL
to Pte E. Ringer I/5th Fusrs,, a WWI pair to Pte 1 A.H. Turner RAF, other WWI and WWII medals, and police medals
|
£80 - £120 | £380 | View |
| 485 |
AN ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
Serving Brother's breast badge, with a collection of the Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus, including breast star and a breast badge with an assortment of minor medals, miniature medals, buttons and…
|
£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 486 |
A COLLECTION OF MILITARY BADGES
buttons and other items, including a T. Cook and Simmon sight
|
£30 - £60 | £70 | View |
| 487 | WWII GERMAN INFANTRY LEATHER BELT WITH ALUMINIUM CLASP | £50 - £100 | £40 | View |
| 488 |
A 1930s PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM CONTAINING SUBMARINE INTERIORS
crew and views of voyages to China etc, possibly 'OLYMPUS' circa 1933
|
£50 - £100 | £130 | View |
| 489 |
BOXED SET OF MILITARY GLASS SLIDES
for a training lecture, WW2 ?
|
£30 - £50 | £40 | View |
| 490 |
A COLLECTION OF MILITARIA
including buttons, badges, German pottery charity badge, marcasite RAF sweetheart brooch, a compass etc, contained in a japanned tin box
|
£40 - £60 | £50 | View |
| 491 |
AN AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SECTION CASED BAROMETER
stamped 'DRG No1 D27870 PAN SHIP S.. G126' (incomplete stamp) 39cm wide
|
£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 492 |
CAPTAIN DONALD JOHN GREY, R.M. (1901/2-1944) AN IMPORTANT MILITARY COLLECTION
showcasing his military career with the Royal Marines, comprising 1914-18 medal and Great War medal awarded whilst a Private in the R.M.L.I.; a George V silver waiter by Gladwin Ltd, Sheffield 1929,…
|
£700 - £1,000 | £600 | View |
| 493 |
OFFICER'S DRESS SWORD
Hill & Co Sheffield, with waterproof cover
|
£80 - £120 | £100 | View |
| 494 |
A QUANTITY OF MILITARY CAMPAIGN CHAIR PARTS
including spare unused canvas (a/f, for spares or repair; not enough pieces for one complete chair)
|
£30 - £40 | - | View |
| 495 |
FOUR U.S. ARMY RINGER CASES
each 51cm wide (tops written on in marker pen for storage use), and a similar smaller Inductance case (5)
|
£30 - £40 | - | View |
| 496 |
A GAS MASK WITH BOX, ANOTHER RESPIRATOR
of helmet type, and camouflage nets
|
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 496a |
A 1975 ISLE OF MAN SILVER DECIMAL COIN SET
in the original capsules and box with Certificate of Authenticity; a quantity of various other Isle of Man decimal coin sets; The Coinage of Great Britain 1970 coin set; a 2009 Royal Mint UK Henry…
|
£50 - £100 | £90 | View |
| 497 |
AN ALBUM OF BLANDFORD CAMP MILITARY POSTCARDS
including WWI embroidered silk handkerchief, WWI trench exercises, Naval Camp in Construction and Blandford YMCA Orchestra
|
£100 - £200 | £90 | View |
| 498 |
MERRICK, JOHN - 'HELIOCRENE ON THE CHALYBEATE WELL AT SUNNING-HILL'
printed by Kinnier, 1724, single folded leaf, together with 'The Sacred Oratio set to Music by Mr. Handel', Oxford, 1752, pamphlet (2)
|
£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 499 |
A COPY OF THE TIMES, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3, 1798
including details of Nelson victory at the Battle of the Nile, together with a paper souvenir sheet commemorating England's capture of Tel-el-Kebir September 13th 1882 (2)
|
£50 - £100 | £20 | View |
| 500 |
'MAP OF MATRIMONY'
a scarce hand coloured card, published by R. Miller, London, c. 1800, 12.5cm x 8cm
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£30 - £50 | £80 | View |
| 501 |
POSTCARD OF BROCK STATION
near Preston, opened 1849, closed 1939, card posted 1918?
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 502 |
A 19th CENTURY SCRAP BOOK CONTAINING OLD ENGRAVINGS
botanical, natural history, topographical, a Whaling scene, painted Persian subjects, several old woodcuts etc
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£80 - £150 | £120 | View |
| 503 |
ALEISTER CROWLEY, THOTH TAROT CARDS
with images by Frieda Harris, published by Llewellyn Publications, USA, 1969, boxed set
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£100 - £200 | £150 | View |
| 504 |
A 19th CENTURY SCRAP BOOK
containing numerous chromolithographed scraps, prints etc (lacking front cover)
|
£40 - £60 | £30 | View |
| 505 |
PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA; A LETTER OF THANKS
for a contribution towards a wedding present of a library table, sent to Mrs Holbrook (the vendor's mother who lived on Duchy property in Fordington for many years), with envelope, dated 7th October…
|
£100 - £200 | £480 | View |
| 506 |
A PRINCE CHARLES CHRISTMAS CARD, 1997
sent to Mrs Holbrook (the vendor's mother, who lived on Duchy property in Fordington for many years, and subsequently in Dorchester), with envelope
|
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 507 |
A PRINCE CHARLES CHRISTMAS CARD, 1995
sent to Mrs Holbrook (the vendor's mother, who lived on Duchy property in Fordington for many years), with envelope
|
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 508 |
A PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA CHRISTMAS CARD, 1992
sent to Mrs Holbrook (the vendor's mother, who lived on Duchy property in Fordington for many years), with envelope
|
£300 - £400 | £200 | View |
| 509 |
A PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA CHARLES CHRISTMAS CARD, 1989
sent to Mrs Holbrook (the vendor's late mother, who lived on Duchy property in Fordington for many years), with envelope
|
£300 - £400 | £260 | View |
| 510 |
A PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA CHRISTMAS CARD, 1985
signed to Mrs Holbrook (the vendor's late mother, who lived on Duchy property in Fordington for many years), with envelope
|
£300 - £400 | £320 | View |
| 511 |
TWO 19th CENTURY SKETCHBOOKS 1817-1819
one containing views of Paris, including the Tuilleries Palace, and the other mostly landscapes, apparently by the same hand (2)
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£40 - £80 | £110 | View |
| 512 |
A COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA
relating to the Loveday family of Arlescote, Warwickshire, comprising - a quantity of 19th Century spun glass, a pair of kid leather gloves, an early 19th century paper cut out worded 'The pattern of…
|
£100 - £200 | £110 | View |
| 513 |
A COLLECTION OF MACABRE POSTCARDS, SHOWING HANGINGS
apparently of civilians by the military, early 20th century (some duplicates)
|
£50 - £80 | £90 | View |
| 514 |
FOLIES BERGERE SOUVENIR ALBUM, 1928
with a similar album from Palace aux Nues
|
£30 - £40 | £20 | View |
| 515 |
A POSTCARD ALBUM
containing British topographical, greetings, theatre, family cards etc, mostly early 20th century
|
£30 - £50 | £50 | View |
| 516 |
A QUANTITY OF JUDGE DREDD MAGAZINES
along with a collection of DC comics and other magazines and books.
|
£30 - £50 | £15 | View |
| 517 |
A VICTORIAN ALBUM OF CARTES DE VISITE
and cabinet portraits, circa 1860s and later (album a/f), with two 'Repertoire heraldique' albums of cut-out crests and wax seals (3)
|
£30 - £60 | £25 | View |
| 518 |
AN INTERESTING FAMILY ARCHIVE
including documents, books and photographs, early 20th century onwards, with a sequence showing Sir Henry Segrave's racing motor boat, Miss England II, 1930
|
£40 - £60 | £35 | View |
| 519 |
A QUANTITY OF POSTCARDS, INCLUDING ISLE OF WIGHT
and a few Japanese printed cuttings, with illustrations
|
£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 520 |
CIGARETTE CARDS: CARRERAS 'TURF', SOME UNCUT
various series, and a further collection of cards, many other companies and series, some in modern albums, many loose, a few series stuck in original albums, and a few tea card albums
|
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 521 |
A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE JAZZ MAGAZINES
mostly bound, 'Jazz Music', 'Jazz Notes', and 'Jazz Information' (vol 1, no.1, 1939, and later), and others
|
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 522 |
A COLLECTION OF THE ARYAN PATH MAGAZINE
1940s and 1950s, , with copies of other literary and theatre magazines, The Mask, The New Aphrodite, The Adelphi etc
|
£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 523 |
A COLLECTION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC EPHEMERA
including signatures, photographs, drawings by Ewart Davies and a print of Wagner by his grand daughter Friedelind, and other items, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre programmes, E.M.G. monthly letter, etc
|
£200 - £300 | - | View |
| 524 |
'JAZZ MONTHLY' MAGAZINE 1955-71
(bound)
|
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 525 |
JAZZ: 'PICKUP' MAGAZINE 1946-47, from volume 1, no.1
and a long run of the subsequently re-named 'Jazz Journal' 1948-94 (all bound)
|
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 526 |
DEAN'S DIPLOMA SERIES CHILDREN'S BOOK
'Ten Little Niggers' with illustrations by A S Forrest
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£30 - £50 | £35 | View |
| 527 |
J.K. ROWLING: THREE FIRST EDITION HARRY POTTER BOOKS
and four paperback, and Tom Cutler; '211 Things a bright boy can do' (8)
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£50 - £100 | £20 | View |
