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* Signatures. An assorted group of approx. 225 signatures, mostly 19th century, a few earlier and later, by luminaries from the world of music, the arts, theatre, politics and religion, including autographs of Ignaz Paderewski, Laurence Housman, Harold Monro, Edward Landseer, Frederick Lord Leighton, Hilliare Belloc, Edgar Wallace, Vera Britain, Joe Beckett (boxer), Randolph S. Churchill, Feodor Chaliapin, Gerard Hoffnung, Hall Caine, J. B. Priestley, William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, Charles Villiers Stanford, E. F. Benson, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Arthur Bliss, Imogen Holst, Josiah Gilbert Holland (American Poet), John Wilson Croker, Henry Pelham Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, Charles Beresford, Eric Crozier and Martin Shaw, Sir Frederick Bridge, Constant Lambert, Benjamin Gigli, Sir George Dyson, John Ruskin, Teresa Carreno, William Gillette (1st Sherlock Holmes), Benoît-Constant Coquelin, Marie Tempest, Madge Kendal, Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry, Julia Neilson-Terry and Fred Terry, Arthur Wing Pinero, Alfred Piccaver, Christine Nilsson, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Edward Poynter, Reginald Heber (autograph cheque), Henry W. Bellows (American Clergyman), Moses L. Scudder (American Methodist), Walter de la Mare, Lascelles Abercrombie, Edna Lyall, Sir John Simon, Dame Clara Butt (Autograph Music Quotation Signed), William Congreve, of The Congreve Rocket, (address panel and fragment autograph letter unsigned), Sir George Henschel, Edward Lloyd, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Gervase Elwes, Gilbert Frankau, Austen Chamberlain, John Keble, Sir Arnold Bennett, Pietro Annigoni, Sir John Tenniel, Joseph Joachim, Samuel A. Storrow, E. R. G. R. Evans, Anthony Hope Hawkins, and many others, all signed on one side only and with only a few on the same page, mostly 8vo and smallerQTY: (approx. 225)

* Tagore (Rabindranath, 1861-1941), Indian poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1913. Autograph Ink Signature on an off-white sheet of paper, signed in Hindi and dated beneath 'July 19 1920', light vertical crease, 11.5 x 17.5 cm, together with a group of 9 other mostly Autograph Letters Signed by Oscar Browning (1837-1923), Henry Melvill Gwatkin (1844-1916), Arthur Christopher Benson (1862-1925), Florence Louisa Barclay (1862-1921), Humphry Davy Rolleston (1862-1944), William Joynson-Hicks (1865-1932), Charles Lindley Wood (1839-1934), Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Goldwin Smith (1823-1910) and Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983), various lengths and sizesQTY: (10)

* Amyand (Claudius, 1718-1774), Whig politician and government official. An archive of approximately 300 Autograph Letters Signed, bound in 3 volumes, 1751-53, from statesmen, nobles, politicians, etc. addressed to Claudius Amyand regarding state and political matters of the day, correspondents include Henry Fielding (1707-1754), Lionel Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (1688-1765), George Sackville (1716-1785), George Grenville (1712-1770; PM 1763-65), Robert Napier (d. 1766), Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle (1702-1754), Robert Darcy, Earl of Holderness (1718-1778), Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693-1768; PM 1754-56, 1757-62), Henry Pelham, 2nd Duke of Newcastle (1720-1794), Ruvigny De Cosne (1715-1775), Charles Townshend (1725-1767), Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), Philip Yorke, Ist Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Sir Horace Mann (1701-1786), John Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury (1693-1761), Stanhope Aspinall (1713-1771), William Henry Nassau de Zwylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford (1717-1781), Solomon Dayrolles (d. 1786), J. Johnson, Hugh Valence Jones, Joseph Yorke, William Murray, John Carteret (2nd Earl Granville), John Jeffreys, Edward Owen, William Wood, Robert Boyd, etc., mostly one to four pages (many with docketed integral blanks), first volume containing letters dated 1751, bound in late 18th-century half vellum, remaining volumes in late 18th/early 19th-century panelled sheep, 4to QTY: (3)NOTE:Claudius Amyand (1718-1774) was a Whig politician and government official. The eldest son of Claudius Amyand (1680-1740), a distinguished military surgeon and exile Huguenot. Claudius Jnr was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, attended Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the bar in 1742. Appointed Keeper of the King's Library in 1745, he was elected Member of Parliament for Tregony in the 1747 general election. In 1750 he was appointed junior under-secretary to the Duke of Newcastle, becoming senior under-secretary to the Earl of Holderness the following year. He was offered the seat at Bossiney for the 1754 general election but declined the opportunity due to a lack of funds. He was instead elected at Sandwich. He retained his office under Thomas Robinson and Henry Fox until 1756 when William Pitt removed him to the Board of Customs where he served until 1765. After this, he took the position of Receiver of the Land Tax for Middlesex and London, a post he held until he died in 1774. He married Frances, the widow of George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton on 26 November 1761 and the couple had no children.

* Autograph Musical Quotations Signed. A group of approximately 45 Autograph Musical Quotations Signed, c. 1940s/1990s, the majority on individual white cards, including Rutland Boughton, Andre Previn, Julian Slade, Colin Davis, Tom Lehrer, Georges Migot (2), Arthur Schwartz, Sandy Wilson, David Heneker, Eric Coates (cut card), Haydn Wood, George Posford, William Alwyn, Larry Adler, Arthur Bliss, Vivian Ellis, Malcolm Sargent, John Barbirolli, Eugene Goossens, Alan Rawsthorne, Jerry Herman, John Pritchard, Malcolm Arnold, Percy Grainger, Henry Hall, Harry Armstrong (on letterhead), some inscribed for Peter BlandQTY: (approx. 45)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).

A rare underglaze-painted pottery tile from the Portuguese Convent of Santa Monica in Goa (built 1627) North India, Probably Sindh, 16th Centuryof rectangular form, decorated in cobalt blue and turquoise on a white ground with a pomegranate tree with hatched trunk, three pomegranates and two large flowers, simple border, in wood frame with handwritten note pasted to reverse dated 27 November 1956 describing the history of the tile the tile 19.5 x 21.5 cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceCollection of Robert R. Lewis, according to the handwritten note dated 1956, to the reverse.Private UK collection, acquired in London in the early 1980s and thence by descent. The Convent of Santa Monica was constructed in 1627 and rebuilt after a fire in the mid 17th Century. Whilst Portuguese tiles were imported, Indian tiles were also used in the colonial buildings of Goa, and the group of tiles to which the present lot belongs were most likely produced in Sindh the century before they were installed in the convent. For further discussion and comparable examples of tiles from the Convent of Santa Monica, including a panel of tiles in situ, see Arthur Milner, Indian Tiles, London 2021, pp. 163-165, Figs. 4.40, 4.41, and 4.42. Another similar tile is in the National Tile Museum, Lisbon.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Collection of mostly teapots - includes Arthur Wood, robin teapot that plays jingle bells, Wade, Price Kensington Cottage Ware, Gibsons, etc also some jugs and dishes

THREE BOXES OF CERAMICS, to include a 1970's Kiln Craft 'Bacchus' design tea set, Losol ware 'Neville' dinnerware, Edensor Crown china tea ware, pattern 5908, two Beswick salad bowls 213, a Royal Doulton 'Old English Coaching Scenes' cabinet plate D6393, a red Arthur Wood teapot and six matching mugs, dinnerware, etc. (s.d) (3 boxes)

Arthur Wood, Royale Staffordshire, Chokin, Other - Lot includes a small set of Golden Wedding 50 Year Anniversary tea set. An Art Company Charles and Dog lamp with shade, and similar. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (M) NOTE: THIS LOT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING, PLEASE CONTACT CLIENT SERVICES FOR A LIST OF SUITABLE COURIERS AND A QUOTE.

Selection of Wade Heath/Arthur Wood Imari style cereamics consisting of twin style biscuit barrel; twin style preserve pots; 2 cups and saucers; teapot, sugar and milk, 6 side plates. Cup, saucer and side plate in the Ansley Pagoda pattern. Cup, saucer and sided plate in Royal Grafton Malvern pattern.

An Arthur Wood floral Art Deco vase with a Beswick donkey (af), with 2 Nao geese and a Lladro Goose (5).

An early 20th century tin uniform trunk - the japanned exterior with remnants of travel labels and painted with the owner's name 'A.E. Wood R.N.' 106 x 38 x 26 cm, well-used with dents and losses to japanned finish throughout. * Rear Admiral Arthur Edmund Wood CMG (1875-1961) was born at Winchfield, Hampshire and trained at Britannia Royal Naval College. In Jan. 1903 he was posted to HMS Britannia As a 1st lieutenant. He was promoted commander in 1907 captain in 1915. During the later period of the war he was captain of the cruiser HMS Apollo. He was placed on the Retired List in 1922 and promoted Rear Admiral in 1926. In 1912 he made a single first-class appearance as captain of the Royal Navy Cricket Club against the British Army cricket team at Lord's.

Late 19th century egg server, with four cups and fake eggs, together with a Goebbels figure of an angel and children, an Arthur Wood biscuit barrel in the form of two Dutch people, an Art Deco taste vase decorated with a portrait bust of a girl, and a Foley Faience jardinière (6)

Empress Marie Louise Bindings. Charles Millevoye. Charlemagne, ou la défaite des Lombards, poème heroique en dix chants, & Charlemagne à Pavie, poème en six chants, 2 volumes, Paris: Didot, [1812], & Chez Firmin Didot, 1814 respectively, first volume with half-title, engraved title, manuscript note in pencil by Arthur Jaffé to half-title, second volume with wood-engraved device to title, all edges gilt, uniformly bound in contemporary crimson full morocco gilt, covers stamped with large gilt armorial of the Empress Marie-Louise (1791-1847), fine copies in excellent condition, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Arthur Jaffé OBE (1880–1954), thence by descent. 'This volume and an earlier edition given to Arthur Jaffé. Part of Napoleon's Library purchased by John Jaffé in 1933. The main portion given to the Musée Malmaison and a set of English poets and maps of the Russian Campaign to the Royal Library Windsor Castle, Arthur Jaffé' (pencil note in Arthur Jaffé's hand at front of the first volume).Following the pencil note of provenance, it is possible that these two volumes came from the sale of the Napoleonic Collection of the Earl of Rosebery, which was sold at auction by Sotheby & Co., London in 1933: Catalogue of the well-known and very valuable library formed at Durdans, Epsom, by the late Rt. Hon.ble. the Earl of Rosebery, KG, KT, sold by order of his daughter Lady Sybil Grant, and (in the case of heirlooms) with the consent of the court. The third and final portion: the Napoleonic collection, Sotheby & Co., London, 24-25 July 1933, or shortly thereafter.Empress Marie-Louise (1791-1847), Duchess of Parma, daughter of Francis II of Austria, and second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (until his death in 1821). Marie Louise married Napoleon in 1810, and was Empress of France until his abdication in 1814

Three: Lance-Corporal A. R. Currell, Middlesex Regiment 1914-15 Star (4689 L. Cpl. A. R. Currell. Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (G.4689 L. Cpl. A. R. Currell. 13. Middx. Regt.) all somewhat later issues, lacquered, very fine Pair: Private R. E. Hall, Army Service Corps, late British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John 1914-15 Star (R. E. Hall. B.R.C. & St. J.J.); British War Medal 1914-20 (M2-121681 Pte. R. E. Hall. A.S.C.) very fine Pair: H. Buckingham, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (H. Buckingham) good very fine Pair: Private W. J. Forsbrey, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (82058. Pte.1. W. J. Forsbrey. R.A.F.) nearly extremely fine (9) £100-£140 --- Arthur Reginald Currell was born at Romford, Essex, on 15 July 1894 and attested for the Middlesex Regiment on 9 September 1914. He served with the 13th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 September 1915, including at Delville Wood during the Somme campaign, and was three times admitted to hospital. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 29 August 1917, and then to the Royal Air Force. He died in 1953. W. J. Forsbrey joined the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917. Sold with a Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve cap badge; and a Territorial Army Nursing Service lapel badge.

Three: Lieutenant A. Robertson, Manchester Regiment, who was severely wounded at Ovillers on the Somme in July 1916 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. A. Robertson. Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. Robertson. Manch R.) mounted court-style for display, light spotting to VM, otherwise very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Arthur Robertson was born at Dublin, Ireland, on 26 March 1888 and applied for a temporary commission in the army for the duration of the war on 11 November 1914. Following training he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. Having been posted to 2nd Battalion he embarked for France on 5 December 1915 and joined his battalion at Sailly Lorette. On 16 January 1915 he led a patrol into ‘no man’s land’, and on 2 March he was wounded by shelling whilst in the trenches, receiving wounds to the head, right arm, back and legs. Following medical treatment in France he returned to the U.K. on medical leave to recuperate. On 11 May 1916, Robertson was ordered to report to the 4th Battalion Manchester Regiment for service on the Humber Defences, but returned to the 2nd Battalion sometime prior to the Battle of the Somme when, on the first day, the 2nd Battalion were ordered to Authuille Wood with the objective of taking Moquet (Monkey) Farm. Robertson was severely wounded in the jaw by an exploding shell on 9 July at Ovillers and he was evacuated to the U.K. via Calais and Dover. He did not return to active service with 2nd Battalion until 18 December 1918, having been promoted Lieutenant. He was promoted Acting Captain on 16 January 1919, whilst serving in Bonn in the army of occupation. He was demobilised to the Special Reserve on 17 February 1920, and formally relinquished his commission on 28 July 1920, retaining the rank of Captain. Curiously, his medal index card indicates that he first served in the Gallipoli theatre, which must be incorrect. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

A mixed collection of items to include RAF commemortive tankards, Spode water jug, Spode vase, Arthur Wood water jug, etc (1 tray)

Maugham (William Somerset) The Letter, typed manuscript compiled by the stage manager Arthur J. Wood, with Wood's signed presentation inscription, and a tipped-in photograph of Katherine Cornell with her signed presentation inscription below, c.110 pages excluding blanks, printed on recto only, including 2 pp., drawn stage setting and 3pp. original sepia photographs of stage on end pages, original limp boards gilt, remnants of paper to upper over, lightly marked and dented, 4to, 1927. *** A unique Maugham curio.The typescript of the American premier production, directed by Messmore Kendall. With signed presentation inscriptions from the Stage Manager Arthur J. Wood and the star of the show, Katherine Cornell, who plays Leslie Crosby. Both are presented to Allan Jeayes, who played Howard Joyce in the same production. 

Ceramics and glass - Arthur wood garden wall vase and jug, Poole tea pot and coffee pot, mid century tea set for eight including; a tea pot, milk jug, sugar bowl, eight tea cups and saucers, Victorian glass and later; etc

Group of porcelain mugs, depicting scenes of British history and culture in rich colors, two of them with trick frogs inside and one has an Arthur Wood England backstamp. Largest piece dimensions: 4.25''L x 5.5''W x 5.25''H. Issued: 19th centuryCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

An Aynsley 'Orchard Fruits' dinner plate signed by D Jones, a Malling 'Peony Rose' dinner plate, a Poole Pottery tureen in sage green and white, a Crownford Burslem tureen, a large Arthur Wood Art Deco vase no.4086, two pairs of meat plates and a Ricordo Di Venezia colour booklet containing 20 prints etc.

A mid 20th century Arthur Wood rose bowl.

A First War pine Naval "Ditty" box with brass mounts formerly the property of Charles Arthur RNR who served in the First War together with a pocket book of common prayer; a framed embroidered display "Malta Souvenir" depicting flags and photograph showing three members of the Matthews family as shipwrights and fishermen of Porthleven and a small painted wood lifebelt plaque "HMS Sutlej" (3)

A group of ceramics including Crown Devon vase, Arthur Wood ribbed jug, other Art Deco pottery items including Carlton Ware vase, etc.

A Small Collection of Various Ceramics to comprise Gilston Jug, Arthur Wood Etc

New Kingdom, Ca. 1408 - 1372 BC.A tall wooden ushabti from the New Kindom possibly depicts Sethi I (father of Ramesses II). Standing in mummiform with slender legs. It has a tapering lower body, projecting elbows, and slanted shoulders. A man's face with fine eyes and eyebrows, a triangular nose, and a petite mouth rests between the flaps of a tripartite wig. The piece sits on an orange painted custom mount. Wooden ushabti are notably rarer than their stone or faience counterparts, since wood is generally more vulnerable to the elements. For similar see: Met Museum Accession Number: 15.2.10. Size: 300mm x 80mm; Weight: 395g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. private FL. collection; Ex. Artemis Gallery; Ex. private New York collection; Ex. R. Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Genevam, Switzerland, acquoredin the 1990s; Ex. Merrin Gallery; Ex. Arthur Bowen Davies (1860-1928), American artist, New York. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

2002 Upper Deck Manchester Utd Collectors Cards Legends Set with Legendary Signatures to include Denis Law, Lee Martin, Kevin Moran, Denis Irwin, Ray Wood, Jesper Olsen, Bryan Robson, Bill Foulkes, David Sadler, Alex Stepney, Martin Buchan, Arthur Albiston, Jimmy Greenhoff, Paul McGrath, George Best, also 13 match Worn Shirt Cards in original binder

An Arthur Wood 3661 floral posy vase / fruit bowl

60s/ROCK/PROG - LPs. Excellent taste with 31 x LPs with a small selection of 2 x 7". To include Bob Dylan - Biograph (LP set), The Animals - S/T (UK og black/blue, 22SX 1669 - VG+/VG) and Animal Tracks (black/blue og, 33SX 1708 - VG copy), The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (mono UK og, BPG 62988 - Ex+/Ex a lovely copy), Genesis - Trespass and A Trick Of The Tail, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Track 612005 - VG+/VG), Roy Wood, Yes, Love - Forever Changes (RE), Bee Gees - 1st (Polydor 583012), H.P Lovecraft, Bob Dylan (x3), Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Dire Straits, Camel, Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (T 2458 UK Capitol rainbow - G+/VG), The Rolling Stones and Blondie. Condition is generally VG to Ex.

1938 Vincent-HRD 998cc Rapide Series-A Registration no. FTN 938 Frame no. DV1476 Engine no. V1017 1938 Vincent-HRD 998cc Rapide Series-A Registration no. FTN 938 Frame no. DV1476 Rear frame no. DV1476 Engine no. V1017 •One of only 79 built •All owners post-1955 identified •Once owned by former VMCC President John Griffith •Present ownership since 2002 •Meticulously restored with no expense spared between 2004 and 2017 •Comprehensive history file Of all the many makes and models of motorcycle produced during the 1930s, there are two outstanding v-twin-engined thoroughbreds that feature at the top of every knowledgeable enthusiast's 'fantasy barn find' league table: the Brough Superior SS100 and Vincent-HRD Series-A Rapide. These days the chances of finding an example of either hidden behind a pile of straw bales are slim indeed, all the more so in the case of the ultra-rare Series-A Rapide, a mere 78 of which were produced between late 1936 and the summer of 1939. (Expert opinion differs on this point, but most authorities favour a total in the high 70s). By way of comparison, production of the rival SS100 ran into the hundreds. The Vincent-HRD marque originated in 1928 when Philip C Vincent acquired the name, jigs, tools and patterns of the recently liquidated HRD Company. ('HRD' stood for Howard Raymond Davies, the Isle of Man TT winner who had founded the firm in 1924). Vincent moved production from Wolverhampton to Stevenage, pioneering his own design of sprung frame on an entirely new range of machines. Like Davies, Vincent relied on proprietary engines but increasing dissatisfaction with suppliers led to the creation of Vincent's own engine in 1934. A 500cc high-camshaft overhead-valve single, this all-new power unit was designed jointly by PCV and his Chief Engineer Phil Irving who, so legend has it, came up with the idea of a 1,000cc v-twin after seeing two drawings of the single superimposed on one another. By producing a v-twin in this fashion, many of the existing single-cylinder components could be utilised, thus reducing costs, an important factor for the fledgling concern. Despite its plethora of external oil pipes - an arrangement that gave rise to the famous 'Plumber's Nightmare' sobriquet - the Series-A v-twin is undeniably handsome, its high-set camshafts and relatively short cylinders endowing this magnificent motorcycle with a muscular, broad-shouldered look. On test, the prototype engine proved to be as powerful as its looks suggested, delivering a maximum of 45bhp at 5,500rpm on a relatively low 6.8:1 compression ratio. It was installed in a new version of Vincent's sprung frame equipped with Burman four-speed gearbox, girder front fork and powerful twin front brakes, the complete machine tipping the scales at an admirable 430lbs. On the road the Series-A Rapide fulfilled all of its maker's expectations, proving capable of reaching 110mph, comfortably faster than the rival JAP-powered SS100. The prototype Series-A Rapide was proudly displayed on Vincent's stand at the 1936 Motor Cycle Show at Olympia but only a handful were sold in 1937, the first full year of production, as the motorcycling public remained sceptical of the upstart firm's performance claims. This scepticism was soon dispelled by the exploits of the works Series-A racers piloted by Manliffe Barrington and 'Ginger' Wood, the latter shattering the Donington Park lap record in 1938 and returning a staggering standing quarter-mile time of 11.75 seconds at the Gatwick sprint. The outbreak of WW2 in 1939 brought production of all Series-A models to a halt, and when Vincent resumed production in 1946, it was with the all-new Series-B. By July '39 when the last Series-A twin was built, the model had been in production for a little over 30 months, and the fact that so few were made has in no small part contributed to this legendary model's mythic status. It is estimated that around 60-65 Series-A Vincent twins survive worldwide today, and for one to be offered for sale is an event of exceptional importance. The current vendor purchased this Series-A Rapide in Japan in 2002. The Vincent had been purchased from a UK auction in October 1990 by dealer George Pollard on behalf of a known Japanese collector. Our vendor ran the frame and crankcase numbers past the VOC's then Registrar Gordon Powell and he confirmed that they matched. As purchased, the machine was a 'basket case' consisting of the complete frame assembled with the rear wheel, and numerous boxes of bits, many of which were incorrect. The flywheels had recently been sent to the UK for reconditioning by a specialist, and Carrillo con-rods and a pair of new pistons were included. In 2004 all the parts were crated up and sent to the UK. This Series-A Rapide, with engine number 'V1017' and frame number 'DV1476' was dispatched from the works in February 1938 and sent to dealers Adams & Gibbon in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by rail. Three Series-A Rapides (out of a total production of 79) were dispatched to Newcastle-upon-Tyne: one to a private purchaser and two to Adams & Gibbon. The registration 'FTN 938' was issued in Newcastle upon Tyne on 1st March 1938. The Works Order Form (copy on file) lists the specification and records that the machine was built and signed off by Ted Hampshire and test ridden by Mr Vincent among others. Also on file is a photocopy of an old-style green logbook listing six owners from 1955, the fourth being John Panter Griffith of Harrow, the former VMCC President and founder of the Stanford Hall Collection. The fifth was a Mr David Arthur Oliver of Middlesex. The last owner listed is Herbert Ronald McRae of Ruislip, who acquired the Vincent in 1961. The machine appeared in the 1962 and 1968 VOC yearbooks with the owner recorded as Mr McRae. It would seem that 'V1017' was one of two Series-A Rapides (the other being 'V1046') in Mr McRae's collection of eight pre-war Vincents. An old-style V5 registration document on file records Bernard Vincent Draper of Devon as the owner in 1990. Mr Draper roughly assembled the bike and re-registered it as 'BSK 184' ready for sale at the aforementioned auction; it was then exported to Japan using this document. With the assistance of the VOC, the vendor was able to retrieve the original registration number, 'FTN 938', which was reinstated in December 2017. It would appear that many of the Vincents in the McRae collection were disassembled and that, prior to dispersal, bikes were built up using available parts, many of which did not belong together, as was the case with 'V1017'. Swapping the post-war Brampton forks for the correct pre-war type, the vendor had the latter retubed by Ray Daniels of Birmingham.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Arthur Schoenau bisque socket head doll, with blue glass fixed eyes, open mouth, teeth, wood and composition jointed body, and fixed wrists, 22" long, numbered 8/ 1/2Condition Report: Generally good, no wig or clothes, good quality body. Head witrh one tiny chip to wig fixing hole and fire crack to the other.

The Royal Geographical Society world clock - an eight-day duration limited edition World Time Clock, in the form of a terrestrial globe with black ground marked with gilt continents, the silvered 24-hour annular dial standing on a wood base with gilt-brass turned pillars, height 27cm, designed by Richard Good and manufactured by Arthur Imhof S.A. of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, retailed by the Franklin Mint Ltd., London circa 1979/80.

Dickens (Charles) The Battle of Life, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and illustrations by Maclise, R.Doyle & others, original pictorial red cloth, gilt, spine ends worn, 1846 § Millais (John Everett) Millais's Illustrations: A Collection of Drawings on Wood, wood-engraved illustrations, one or two marginal stains, hinges weak, original cloth, a little worn or stained at edges, 1866 § Doyle (Richard) The Foreign Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson, illustrations, foxing, stain to upper edge of a few leaves, original cloth, rebacked, corners repaired, new endpapers, 1854 § Housman (Laurence) Arthur Boyd Houghton: A Selection from his Work in Black and White, printed for the most part from the Original Wood-Blocks, wood-engraved or heliogravure plates, some foxing, original buckram, spines faded, 1896, all rubbed; and 15 others, Victorian illustrated, v.s. (19)

An Ian Kinnear studio pottery vase of wheel form with incised and painted decoration, a small porcelaneous lidded pot and an Arthur Wood coffee pot

Box of Assorted Pottery & Porcelain, to include an Arthur Wood jug, Wade jug, tea pot, Art Deco style cups, etc. as found.

LITERATURE. A COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO INTERIOR DESIGN AND DECORATIONincluding: Colefax & Fowler by Chester Jones, Nancy Lancaster by Martin Wood, Geoffrey Bennison-Master Decorator by Gillian Newberry, Historic Wall-Papers by Nancy McClelland, Rooms by John Stefanidis and The English Interior by Arthur Stratton (15)ProvenanceParker & Morris: The Art of Decorating.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928) SKETCH FOR A BLOCK OF STUDIOS AND FLATS FOR THE ARTS LEAGUE OF SERVICE, GLEBE PLACE, CHELSEA pencil and bodycolour on tracing paper, laid down on board 13cm x 12.5cm (frame size 24cm x 28.5cm) Provenance: The artist, by whom given toMajor Desmond Chapman-Huston, by whom given to Francis WebbPrivate Collection Exhibited: Glasgow, McLellan Galleries, Mackintosh Memorial Exhibition, May 1933.Note: In early 1920, Mackintosh received several commissions for buildings on the site of Old Chelsea House, including designs for three studios for Arthur Cadogan Blunt, Harold Squire and Francis Derwent Wood. The Arts League of Service also commissioned this block of studios and flats for the south side of Glebe Place, facing Upper Cheyne Row. Founded in a spirit of idealism after the First World War, the Arts League of Service set itself the task of 'placing within the reach of everyone higher forms of entertainment, and opportunities for the enjoyment of any art or craft', and set out to bring the arts into everyday life. The dramatic design was never executed as the Arts League ran out of money, but its experimental form is one of Mackintosh's most compelling late schemes. 

Collection of ceramics includes Arthur Wood jug, Italian vases, figurines, shire horse etc

A large Arthur Wood ceramic piggy bank, length 47 cm

Arthur W Newsholme (British 1920-): 'The Edge of Hawkstone Wood', oil on panel labelled verso 23cm x 24cm

Original oil on board featuring a Parisian boulevard in Autumn where a richly decorated carousel draws the eyes in this urban scene. Passerby, street sellers and horse drawn carriages fill this minutely executed genre scene painted with tones of beiges, oranges, reds and light blue. This beautiful composition is made following the precise style of American artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman who trained under French Oriental Academist Jean-Leon Gerome in Paris. Signature on lower right: F.A. Bridgman. Housed in a gilded multi-level wood frame. Artwork dimensions: 19"L x 15"H. Frame size: 30.25"L x 26"H x 3.50"W. Artist: Style of Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American 1847-1928)Issued: c. 1950Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Copper kettle, various teapots including Royal Doulton, Arthur Wood etc in one box

Arthur Giardelli, MBE (1911-2009) - [Vincent Charles Arthur Giardelli, Member of the '56' Group of Wales] - Watercolour - 'R. S. Thomas's Wood, Eglwys Fach' monogrammed lower right, 36cm x 56cm, framed under glass

A mixed lot to include a Bretby Pottery pot marked 955, Avon fragrance bottles fashioned as various animals, cutlery, an Arthur Wood Gotland vase, and other items Location:

Arthur Burrington (1856-1924) watercolour forest landscape 'L'Autumne', figures walking in an autumnal wood, signed lower left, 49 x 34cm, in gilt frame with receipt dated 1985

9ct gold and amethyst evening set consisting of stud earrings, a ring and a matching bracelet, in Arthur Wood Tait of Edinburgh retailers' box, ring size J, bracelet L18cm, gross 10.0g.

Five Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Local Interest, Methodism in Georgian Nottinghamshire: Joseph Raynor of Mansfield, civil engineer and an ardent Methodist, his commonplace book, dated from October 1804, [53]ff of ink manuscript, mostly transcriptions and thoughts of a religious nature, including references to the Holy Bible, there is however an odd account of the 'Happy Death' of a soldier, John Birks, who died at Mansfield on 3rd October 1804, who, having left his regiment on furlough, drew his pay and spent most of it on the stagecoach to Mansfield, where he was not afraid to die, glad that he saw the face of a Methodist - which he wouldn't have done at the army camp, the verso with some multiplication tables and mathematics, contemporary calf over marbled boards, perished, loosening contents, later 19th century printed yellow book label of his descendant: Thos. Alex. Rayner, 4to; Mathematics: a George III manuscript arithmetic exercise book, Jos. Wood, July 2nd 1796, approx. [55]ff of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, both calculations and some explanatory text, contemporary parchment over boards, some wear and losses, but holding, 4to; Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington KG, et al.,  (1769-1852): Tennyson (Alfred, Poet Laureate), Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington. A New Edition, London: Edward Moxon, 1853, half-title present if detached, original wrappers, 8vo, another copy, disbound, lacking wrappers, 8vo, 1852 Act of Parliament for the day of the Duke's Funeral to be a Bank Holiday, disbound, 8vo, portrait engravings and prints, some further ephemera, etc; a Victorian 'scrap' album of newspaper clippings, mid-19th c, approx. [55]ff, including articles on water-poisoning, cholera, angling and fishing, the philanthropic generosity of Miss Angela Burdett-Coutts, the London poor, discoveries and inventions, Price of Elephants in Assam, A Maori Bird Call.-In New Zealand [...], books published on Our Australian Colonies & British North America, earthquakes, Captain Moody's Floating Forts, further inventions and technology, [the ring and] Auction "Knock-outs", railways, etc., contemporary green quarter-roan over marbled boards, perished spione but holding, marbled edges, green seaweed endpapers, 4to; [&] Medical: Croydon Rural & Merton Joint Hospital Board Wages and Petty Cash Book, dated 1st December, 1910 to 25th January, 1912, [61]ff of manuscript accounts, contemporary red quarter-calf over green moiré silk, gilt-lettered upper-cover, marbled endpapers, foolscap folio (35 x 21.5cm), (5)

Eight Arthur Wood and Charles Dickens Toby Jugs. Including 'Fagin', 'Scrooge', 'Mrs Gamp', etc. Max. H16cm

An autograph album, 1920s, signed by Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor); Sir Hamilton Harty (composer); Agnes Nicholls Harty (soprano); Myra Hess (pianist); Arthur Catterall (violinist); Harold Williams (Australian baritone); Miriam Licette (soprano); Frank Mullings (tenor); Horace E. Stevens (Australian bass-baritone); Sir Henry Joseph Wood (conductor); Harvey Spencer Lewis (Rosicrucian author & occultist, founder in US and first Imperator of the Ancient & Mystical Order Rosae Crucis); Algernon Blackwood (ghost story writer); Robert Radford (bass singer), and others, some of the pages with manuscript musical quotations, including later newspaper facsimiles of astronaut autographs, in a reverse calf binding lettered in gilt

A print after Constable; light fittings; a "Ye Olde Coaching and Hunting Days Arthur Wood" tankard; and a Sherratt & Simpson model of farmer and dog

A small selection of cut and pressed glass including vases, jam pots and a rose bowl, a Royal Crystal Rock study of a lady, five items of cottage ware including a teapot, jug and jam pots, an Arthur Wood Aladdins Lamp lustre teapot and a small glass tazza etc.

Children's illustrated. Bound collection of stories circa 1850, including Home Treasury (Joseph Cundall) Puck's Reports to Oberon (2 parts), and seven Chapman & Hall stories including Robin Godfellow and Babes in the Wood, with 10 coloured illustrations, rubbed half calf; KINGSLEY (Charles) The Water-Babies, new edition, 1886, illustrations by Linley Sambourne, cloth gilt, slightly cocked; LEAR (E) Nonsense Songs and Stories, 7th edition 1889, small 4to, original cloth; GASKIN (Arthur; illustrator) Good King Wenceslas, Birmingham 1895, 4to, spine worn; CARROLL (L) Through the Looking Glass, 1952; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1953, both with gift inscriptions, in chipped dust jackets; LANG (A) The All Sorts of Stories Book, 1st edition 1911, 8vo, gift inscription, cloth gilt; BURNETT (F Hodgson) Two Little Pilgrim's Progress, 1896, title slightly spotted, bright cloth gilt; WILDE (O) Salome, 1906, square 8vo; TUER (A) Forgotten Children's Books, 1898-99, 8vo, cloth; etc (25)

Player's Navy Cut - an original piece of artwork for the ubiquitous Player's Navy Cut logo 'Hero.' Highly detailed, mixed media hand painted artwork, believed to be created in the early 20th century during a packaging redesign for Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. Hand painted by artists at Mardon, Son & Hall in Bristol. Circularly mounted, the piece measures approximately 30 cm x 42 cm, including the mount. The Player's Navy Cut logo was based on the painting 'Head Of A Soldier' by Arthur David McCormick (1860–1943), which is believed to depict one Thomas Huntley Wood, who served twenty-four years in the Royal Navy in the nineteenth century. The painting was then used as inspiration by Players for their logo and was printed on every cigarette packet for over half a century. The sailor image was known as 'Hero' because of the name on his hat band. The two ships behind him are thought to be HMS Britannia and HMS Dreadnought or possibly HMS Hero.

Mixed Lot: Arthur Wood decorated jug, Aynsley vase and others (4)

Art Deco Style Lamp, Arthur Wood Jug and 2 Vintage Books

A large box of mixed ceramics including Wedgwood, Shelley, Foley China, Arthur Wood, West German Pottery, Masons etc

A mixed collection of ceramic items to include Pallassy 1970s Coffee set in the sierra pattern together with two Wade Bells Whiskey decanters, Arthur wood jugs etc (2 trays)

ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)A coastal fort dated '1889' (verso) watercolour 35 x 60cm Provenance The artist, thence by descent to the current ownerFootnoteArthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of sixchildren of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists(John, Marian and Arthur), and one (Adolphus) became an architect, and theyreceived their early training in watercolours by colouring their father’sarchitectural sketches.Besides this early apprenticeship with his father, Arthurreceived no formal training, but he gained considerable success for his oftenlarge scale watercolour landscapes, and he exhibited views of Switzerland,Algeria, America and New Zealand, as well as England and Wales, at the RoyalAcademy between 1868 and 1893. In 1883, he exhibited a watercolour thatwas among the largest ever shown there (over 8 feet or 2.5 m high).  In mid-life, Arthur met and married the American heiress and businesswomanCaroline Brewer after meeting her on a painting tour of Europe, and subsequentto their marriage, he moved from his home in St. John’s Wood to New York, wherehe maintained a studio and continued to paint and exhibit. On their eventualreturn to the UK, he purchased the estate South Park in Wadhurst, East Sussex,which had been designed and built by his brother Adolphus Croft, and there hepassed the remainder of his life.Although Arthur failed to be elected to the Society of Painters in Watercolour,he was a member of the Alpine Club, London, and his paintings werepopular.  After his death, they were sold by auction from South Park,fetching prices ranging from 50 to nearly 200 guineas. Arthur Croft alsohas pictures in the collections of the British Museum, The Victoria and AlbertMuseum, and Museum Wales.

ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)A coastal fortification watercolour 29.5 x 97cm Provenance The artist, thence by descent to the current ownerFootnoteArthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of sixchildren of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists(John, Marian and Arthur), and one (Adolphus) became an architect, and theyreceived their early training in watercolours by colouring their father’sarchitectural sketches.Besides this early apprenticeship with his father, Arthurreceived no formal training, but he gained considerable success for his oftenlarge scale watercolour landscapes, and he exhibited views of Switzerland,Algeria, America and New Zealand, as well as England and Wales, at the RoyalAcademy between 1868 and 1893. In 1883, he exhibited a watercolour thatwas among the largest ever shown there (over 8 feet or 2.5 m high).  In mid-life, Arthur met and married the American heiress and businesswomanCaroline Brewer after meeting her on a painting tour of Europe, and subsequentto their marriage, he moved from his home in St. John’s Wood to New York, wherehe maintained a studio and continued to paint and exhibit. On their eventualreturn to the UK, he purchased the estate South Park in Wadhurst, East Sussex,which had been designed and built by his brother Adolphus Croft, and there hepassed the remainder of his life.Although Arthur failed to be elected to the Society of Painters in Watercolour,he was a member of the Alpine Club, London, and his paintings werepopular.  After his death, they were sold by auction from South Park,fetching prices ranging from 50 to nearly 200 guineas. Arthur Croft alsohas pictures in the collections of the British Museum, The Victoria and AlbertMuseum, and Museum Wales.

ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)A Rest in the Wood signed 'WARDLE' (lower right) oil on canvas laid on board 30.5 x 44cm Provenance Property of the artist, thence by family descentCondition reportCanvas lifting up off board in places, creating an uneven surface.Some pale white marks to upper left quarter, possibly bloom.A few small clear spots upper left quarter, appear to be on surface of work, possibly something splashed on it, they fluoresce under uv light.Nothing else fluorescing under uv light.

ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)Coastal landscape with mountains watercolour 29.5 x 90cm Provenance The artist, thence by descent to the current ownerFootnoteArthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of sixchildren of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists(John, Marian and Arthur), and one (Adolphus) became an architect, and theyreceived their early training in watercolours by colouring their father’sarchitectural sketches.Besides this early apprenticeship with his father, Arthurreceived no formal training, but he gained considerable success for his oftenlarge scale watercolour landscapes, and he exhibited views of Switzerland,Algeria, America and New Zealand, as well as England and Wales, at the RoyalAcademy between 1868 and 1893. In 1883, he exhibited a watercolour thatwas among the largest ever shown there (over 8 feet or 2.5 m high).  In mid-life, Arthur met and married the American heiress and businesswomanCaroline Brewer after meeting her on a painting tour of Europe, and subsequentto their marriage, he moved from his home in St. John’s Wood to New York, wherehe maintained a studio and continued to paint and exhibit. On their eventualreturn to the UK, he purchased the estate South Park in Wadhurst, East Sussex,which had been designed and built by his brother Adolphus Croft, and there hepassed the remainder of his life.Although Arthur failed to be elected to the Society of Painters in Watercolour,he was a member of the Alpine Club, London, and his paintings werepopular.  After his death, they were sold by auction from South Park,fetching prices ranging from 50 to nearly 200 guineas. Arthur Croft alsohas pictures in the collections of the British Museum, The Victoria and AlbertMuseum, and Museum Wales.