SGB report: This lot includes a 1st Edition Team Rocket booster pack featuring the Giovanni artwork, originating from the personal collection of Stephen Wilks, the former Managing Director of Wizards of the Coast UK. Weighed by the owner at 20.90g, it falls within the typical heavy pack range of 20.8g to 21.8g; however, while considered heavy, there is no guarantee of the contents.About this pack: The Team Rocket 1st Edition Sealed Booster Pack featuring Giovanni artwork is a rare and highly collectible item from the iconic Team Rocket expansion, released in April 2000. This sealed pack offers the chance to uncover rare Dark Pokémon cards, including fan favorites like Dark Charizard and Dark Blastoise. Its 1st Edition status and pristine condition make it a valuable addition to any Pokémon TCG collection, celebrating the series' infamous villains.
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SGB report: This sealed 1st Edition booster pack features the striking Giovanni artwork and weighs approximately 20.94g, making it a standout collectible for fans and vintage Pokémon card enthusiasts. Adding to its uniqueness, this pack originates from the personal collection of Stephen Wilks, the former Managing Director of Wizards of the Coast UK.About this pack: The Team Rocket 1st Edition Sealed Booster Pack featuring Giovanni artwork is a rare and highly collectible item from the iconic Team Rocket expansion, released in April 2000. This sealed pack offers the chance to uncover rare Dark Pokémon cards, including fan favorites like Dark Charizard and Dark Blastoise. Its 1st Edition status and pristine condition make it a valuable addition to any Pokémon TCG collection, celebrating the series' infamous villains.
SGB report: This lot includes a 1st Edition Team Rocket booster pack featuring the Giovanni artwork, originating from the personal collection of Stephen Wilks, the former Managing Director of Wizards of the Coast UK. Weighed by the owner at 20.90g, it falls within the typical heavy pack range of 20.8g to 21.8g; however, while considered heavy, there is no guarantee of the contents.About this pack: The Team Rocket 1st Edition Sealed Booster Pack featuring Giovanni artwork is a rare and highly collectible item from the iconic Team Rocket expansion, released in April 2000. This sealed pack offers the chance to uncover rare Dark Pokémon cards, including fan favorites like Dark Charizard and Dark Blastoise. Its 1st Edition status and pristine condition make it a valuable addition to any Pokémon TCG collection, celebrating the series' infamous villains.
Ca. 380 - 360 BC. A red-figure bell krater with a black-glazed, inverted bell-shaped body, tapering to a stem foot with a broad disc base. The rim is outturned, and there is a pair of handles positioned on opposite sides. The decoration features red figures on a black ground with white and yellow detailing. Under the rim is a laurel wreath, and a meander band below the main register. The radiating pattern encircles the bases of the handles, and large palmettes are positioned beneath them. On Side A, a seated maenad is depicted, draped in a chiton fastened below her breasts by a belt, with her left leg extended forward and seated atop a pile of rocks. Her hair is covered by a kekryphalos. She wears bracelets on both wrists and a beaded necklace adorns her neck. Her right hand is raised, holding a large fan, and her left hand holds a branch. She faces a standing, winged Eros, who is depicted nude. Eros extends his left hand towards the maenad, holding a large, shallow phiale filled with fruits, while his other hand holds a downward-facing branch with leaves and fruits. On Side B, two ephebi are depicted facing one another, each leaning on a staff and wearing bordered himatia. Between their heads, a pair of halteres is present.For similar see: Trendall A.D., The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, Plate 47.1-2.Size: 280mm x 310mm; Weight: 1.8kgProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. AD 618 - 907. A pair of hollow, freestanding terracotta female attendants, each depicted standing and dressed in long, flowing robes that extend to the ground, forming a sturdy base. The robes feature wide sleeves and are painted in faded red and white pigments, with subtle vertical folds accentuating the contours of the bodies. Their faces display delicately rendered features, including almond-shaped eyes, slender noses, and small lips. Hair is arranged in distinctive twin side buns that frame the face. One figure holds a rectangular box close to her chest, while the other carries a large fan diagonally across her body, gripping the handle with both hands.Size: 270-280mm x 90-100mm; Weight: 1.64kgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
Ultimate Taylor Swift Fan Experience VIP Merchandise Box from The Eras Tour. The Eras Tour VIP tote bag, collectible Taylor Swift pin, sticker and postcard set and souvenir concert ticket, special VIP tour laminate and matching lanyard. Get your hands on this exclusive Taylor Swift Eras Tour 2024 VIP Merchandise Box! Perfect for die-hard Swifties, this box is filled with unique and limited-edition items that will make a fantastic addition to your Taylor Swift collection.What’s Included: Taylor Swift Eras Tour Pin Badge - Show off your VIP status with this exclusive pin badge. Several Postcard Prints - Beautifully designed postcard prints featuring stunning images from the Eras Tour. VIP Lanyard - A special VIP lanyard. This high-quality lanyard is a must-have collectible. Taylor Swift Tote Bag - Stylish and functional, this tote bag features exclusive artwork. Several Posters - A set of posters. Perfect for decorating your room or adding to your memorabilia collection. Commemorative Ticket - A unique, COLLECTIBLE ONLY ticket that stands out from the standard admission ticket.
Sir Alfred Munnings (British, 1878-1959) Cheltenham Paddock, with Cleeve Hill Oil on panel Signed lower right, 'A. J. Munnings' Labels verso, 'Ernest Brown & Phillips', their exhibition at the Leicester Galleries 1947, Sir Alfred Munnings PRA Provenance: Mrs Gallegos (purchaser at the Leicester Galleries); Private collection, UK. This Munnings plein air oil sketch of The Paddock Cheltenham, 1947, is an iconic view to any jumps racing fan! Capturing his innate ability to describe a moment in fluid brushstrokes, never wasting paint, Munnings was considered not only the greatest equine painter of the 20th century but also one of the finest British impressionists. This work showcases both, with the tightly painted central horse surrounded by the wonderfully sketched race contingent. Dimensions: (Frame) 16 in. (H) x 26 in. (W) (Panel) 9 in. (H) x 18.75 in. (W)
FIVE ASSORTED VINTAGE ELECTRIC HEATERS, comprising chrome H.M.V. Radiant fire with single bar and chained carry handle, G.E.C. D2778 apricot/pink and grey two bar heater, Belling & Co. Ltd. type 274 three bar fireplace heater, novelty satellite dish coil heater, and Pifco Warmasphere fan heater (5)Provenance: private collection Vale of Glamorgan
Matchbox Superfast group to include 4 x boxed 1c Dodge Challenger - all are red body, white roof, chrome interior & hood scoops, bare metal base, 5-arch wheels; 35b Fandango - bright red body with racing No.35 nose label, clear windows, ivory interior, light blue rear fan, bare metal base - on blister card & 4 x loose My First Matchbox including Taxi - Excellent to Mint in Fair to Good Plus packaging. (9)
A sophisticated Waterford Crystal fan clock, beautifully crafted with radiant cut patterns that capture and reflect light. This elegant timepiece features a gold-tone clock face with Roman numerals, encased in premium Waterford crystal. The timeless fan shape adds a touch of Art Deco-inspired luxury, making it a perfect display piece for any home or office. Marked Waterford Crystal on the clock face, ensuring authenticity.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 5"HCountry of Origin: IrelandCondition: Age related wear.
A stunning pair of vintage Weiss rhinestone clip-on earrings. These glamorous earrings feature a radiant fan-shaped design with dazzling baguette-cut and round rhinestones set in silver-tone metal. The back of each earring is stamped "WEISS," confirming its authenticity as a piece from the renowned mid-century costume jewelry brand, known for its high-quality craftsmanship and elegant designs. A timeless addition to any vintage jewelry collection, perfect for lovers of retro fashion and sparkling statement pieces. Each measures 1.5"L. Issued: 20th century Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.
DAVIE WILSON OF RANGERS F.C., SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER'S GOLD MEDAL, 1960/61 the obverse with central shield shaped plaque with red enamelled lion rampant motif, surrounded by enamelled thistle motifs and blue enamel border inscribed Scottish Football League Championship, the reverse inscribed FIRST DIVISION Season 1960-61, in nine carat gold, in box of issue, along with a copy of Wilson on the Wing - The Davie Wilson StoryNote: Davie Wilson, a Rangers Hall of Fame inductee, made 373 appearances for the team between 1956 and 1967, scoring 157 goals. He was also capped 22 times by the national team, scoring 9 goals.A boyhood fan of the club, he grew up just outside of Glasgow in the mining village of Newton. He was rejected by local Junior club, Cambusland Rangers for being too small, instead starting his career with Baillieston. In 1956 he came to the attention of Rangers, signing his first contract with the club.He was an integral part of the successful Rangers side of the early 1960s, winning four League Championships (only receiving two medals due to not playing the minimum required games in the other two), five Scottish Cups, two Legue Cups, and reaching two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals (playing in one).Wilson was ever-present during the 1960-61 season playing every minute of every match (60 in total) and scoring 23 goals.Wilson left the club in 1967 at the age of 30, going on to play for Dundee United and Dumbarton before retiring in 1973. In retirement, he remained a loyal supporter of his boyhood club, attending many matches and functions. 4.5cm high including suspension Qty: 14.4g
The Beatles - 4 Official Beatles Fan Club Christmas Flexi-Disc Records: Another Beatles Christmas record - 1964 with Newsletter Lyn 757, The Beatles third Christmas record 1965 Lyn 948 (no newsletter), Pantomine "Everywhere its Christmas" (4th) 1966 Lyn 1145 (no newsletter) and Christmas Time (is here again) (5th) 1967 Lyn 1360 (no newsletter).
ABBA; a quantity of books, ephemera and memorabilia, to include ten metal-backed pin badges, diameter of each 5.6cm, a larger plastic backed badge dated 1973 verso, diameter 8cm, an iron-on patch, diameter 7.3cm, a pair of circular stickers, which came free with 'Look-In, Junior TV Times' in October 1977, Fan Club ephemera, letters, Membership Card and Life Membership card, letters from CBS Records and other music companies, including an example from EMA-Telstar dated May 2nd 1977, in reply to a query about the date of ABBA's next tour in England, six full scrapbooks containing magazine and newspaper cuttings, promotional photographs and handwritten translations of articles, etc, books including 'ABBA: For the Record' paperback, song music books, Annuals 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, 'ABBA: The Ultimate Pop Group', colour photographs of the group, some contained in a photograph album, with further loose examples, also related magazines, poster magazines, etc.
A pair of 19th century hall chairs, the fan-shaped back with floral carved detail and shell top, with central brass inlaid crest, circle inset seats, on fluted sabre front supports and cabriole back supports (2). Provenance: These reputedly came from a stately home in the North Wales district. Condition Report: There have been some repairs over the years but nothing obvious.
Black and white 8"L x 10"H promotional photo signed by Isabel Sanford, best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Jefferson on The Jeffersons. The inscription reads, "To Billy 'The Kid,' Thanks for being a fan. Isabel Sanford 'Weezy'." Comes with a certificate of authenticity from P&P Autographs.Issued: 20th century Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.
First published in the U.S. 1999, Manufactured in Spain. Features a comprehensive and well researched must have book for every fan of Marilyn Monroe, and is profusely illustrated. This stunning visual compendium of Marilyn's life includes hundreds of rare photographs and access to all of the information on Marilyn's life and times. With complete information on Marilyn's films, including comprehensive credit listings, cross-referencing, a bibliography, and an extensive name index, this work surpasses everything that has come before it. Includes 352 pages.Artist: Adam VictorIssued: 1999Dimensions: 9"W x 12.25"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
The Searchers 1960s Fan Club Promo Photo Fully Signed By Mike Pender, Chris Curtis (1941-2005), John Mcnally & Frank Allen . Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA (1856-1941) Portrait Interior with Oriental Screen (c.1886) Oil on panel, 42 x 28cm (16 ½ x 11”)Provenance: Private Collection, IrelandIt says much for John Lavery’s precocity that when he returned to Glasgow at the end of 1884, he sought subject matter in the social life of the city. A door had shut upon the goatherds and washerwomen that he had painted at Grez-sur-Loing as he moved on to the pleasures and pastimes of the urban middle classes who had recognised his talents. Tennis, croquet and yachting were new sources – as indeed were the simpler rituals of coming and going and dressing for an occasion. A visitor arrives, she sits for a moment and is offered a cup of tea. Au Bal, the watercolour, speaks for itself. An attractive young woman, a fan dangling from her wrist, consults her dance card – a face, a form and an action, isolated and observed across a crowded room (figs 1&2 in printed catalogue). Lavery’s work for the next fifty-odd years would abound in such scopophilia.The same contingency is inferred in the present work.There is, however, enough information in the model’s face in the present lot for us to suggest that she could be none other than Bella Cullen, who posed for Lavery’s A Fair Flower, (figs 4&5), a work exhibited at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in February 1887. Cullen was the short-lived consumptive teenage daughter of an Irish miner who lived in Paisley.Although elements of the present work remain unresolved, Lavery’s Portrait interior with oriental screen points to future ambitions. A career would be built on portraits of seated women and men – in many instances essayed in small unfinished oil sketches that indicate no more than simple studio props and the placing of arms and limbs. How someone sits or stands could be as revelatory as facial expression. A few swift notes were often enough to take us to the vivid sense of anticipation that animates the present study.Prof. Kenneth McConkeySee illustrations referenced in this note in our online Flip / E-catalogue Fig 1 John Lavery, A Visitor, 1885, 46 x 46 cm, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Fig 2 John Lavery, Au Bal, 1885, 30 x 30 cm (approx), Private Collection Fig 3 John Lavery, Portrait of a Young Lady, 1886, 77.5 x 64.2 cm, Private Collection BON150316 Fig 4 John Lavery, A Fair Flower, 1887, 38 x 26 cm, Private Collection 010904 Fig 5 John Lavery, Portrait interior with oriental screen, c. 1886, the present picture (detail).
Roberge. A gold oval automatic wristwatch with power reserve indication, Andromeda II, Réserve de Marche, No. 43, circa 2000. Movement: cal. 8875, automatic, 25 jewels. Dial: silvered, applied Roman numerals, guilloché chapter ring, fan-form twin power reserve gauges. Case: 18ct gold, sapphire display back secured by eight screws, t-bar screwed lugs, no. 00043, 18ct gold buckle. Signed: case, dial, movement and buckle. Dimensions: length 36mm, width 33mm. £2,000-£3,000 --- Condition Report Movement: runs for a short time then stops, requires a service. Dial: slight discolouring. Case: scuffs throughout. Gross weight: 109.5gms. Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant. The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
Cartier. A pink gold automatic wristwatch with date and bracelet, Ref. 3300, Calibre De Cartier, circa 2012. Movement: cal.1904PS, automatic, 27 jewels. Dial: brown, engine-turned chapter ring, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, fan-form date aperture. Case: 18ct pink gold, sapphire crystal display back secured by eight screws, faceted sapphire-set winding crown, no. 135095RX, 18ct pink gold bracelet. Signed: case, dial, movement and bracelet. Dimensions: diameter 42mm, bracelet circumference approximately 190mm. Accessories: certificate, instructions, CD and presentation case. £8,000-£10,000 --- Condition Report Movement: running at the time of cataloguing, date advancing. Dial: in good condition. Case: light scuffs, a couple of indentations to the bezel. Gross weight: 257.6gms. Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant. The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
Jaeger-LeCoutre. A stainless steel rectangular dual time zone wristwatch with date and bracelet, Ref. 295.8.51, Reverso Night & Day, circa 2000. Movement: cal. 851, manual winding. Dial: black, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, fan-form 24 hour indication, aperture for date; 2nd dial: silvered, black chapter rings, Arabic and baton indexes, 24 hour indication at 6 o’clock. Case: stainless steel Reverso case, ribbed details, no. 2123433, stainless steel bracelet. Signed: case, dial, movement and bracelet. Dimensions: length including lugs 43mm, width 28mm, bracelet circumference approximately 180mm. Accessories: instructions and presentation case. £3,000-£5,000 --- Condition Report Movement: running at the time of cataloguing, date advancing. Dial: in good condition. Case: some light scuffs but overall in good condition. Gross weight: 136.4gms. Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant. The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
Audemars Piguet. A gold semi-skeletonised wristwatch with satellite hour display, Ref. 25720, Star Wheel, circa 1995. Movement: cal. 2124, automatic, 33 jewels, no. 376101. Dial: foliate engraved plate, white fan-form chapter ring, rotating sapphire discs indicating hours. Case: 18ct gold, snap-on sapphire display back, no. D11411, 18ct gold buckle. Signed: case, dial, movement and buckle. Dimensions: diameter 36mm. £10,000-£15,000 --- First launched in 1991, the Audemars Piguet Star Wheel was inspired by a clock made for Pope Alexander VII in the 17th century with wandering hours. The clock was backlit so the pontiff could tell the time at night. This wondering hours complication was rediscovered and reinvented by Audemars Piguet. The wondering-hours display consists of three rotating sapphire disks fixed on a central rotor. This model was produced for a short period, in yellow gold, stainless steel and platinum,and was discontinued in 1996. Condition Report Movement: running at the time of cataloguing. Dial: in good condition. Case: light scuffs throughout, small indentations visible to the lugs. Gross weight: 55.4gms. Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant. The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense. *Please note: In some circumstances we are unable to ship the watch with its strap due to certain import restrictions regarding material derived from endangered or protected species.
An elegant porcelain vase with a flaring foot that widens at the shoulders to form a sinuous, fan-shaped profile, crowned by a slender, elongated neck. It is elegantly decorated with subtle reliefs on the body and neck, and covered with a light-blue enamel. On the base is a six-character seal in underglaze blue ‘??????’. Qing dynasty (1644-1912) or later.Height: 22 cm; Diameter: 11 cm
Bird carved in yellow jade with subtle ochre patches. It has a flat body, with a short fan-shaped tail, wings folded over the body and the head tilted to the right. The beak is curved and has a hole in the centre for use as a pendant. The simple, archaic-style decorations are engraved on the piece. Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC) or later.Size: 10.9 cm x 2.2 cm x 5.9 cmWeight: 164 g
A silver amber and chrysoprase brooch, design No. 153, by Georg Jensen, 1915-27, the fan-shaped surmount set with an oval amber cabochon and issuing a plume of circular chrysoprase cabochons, the whole supported by a scroll and suspending three foliate drops each set with a further circular chrysoprase cabochon, maker’s mark ‘GJ’ in a circular punch, stamped ‘830’ and ‘DENMARK’, numbered ‘153’, length 6.1cm. £500-£700 --- This is an example of the GI marking inside a circle of beads (used from 1915-1930), as well as the 830 mark used before 1927, denoting the 83% silver content used before going to the sterling standard. For a similar example from the Collection of Ed and Lisa Guari, see: Janet Drucker, Georg Jensen A Tradition of Splendid Silver, pub. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2nd edition, 2001, page 93. Condition Report General light surface wear and tarnish commensuarte with age and use. The amber cabochon with some typical inclusions and surface reaching fissures observed under magnification. Gross weight 20.5cm.
Y A GEORGE III KINGWOOD, AMARANTH, TULIPWOOD PARQUETRY AND LACQUERED GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT PROBABLY BY AN EMIGRE CRAFTSMAN IN THE MANNER OF PHILIPPE-CLAUDE MONTIGNY AND RENE DUBOIS, LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY The gilt-brass banded rectangular top inset with a gilt-tooled blue leather writing surface, above a panelled frieze inlaid with Greek-key motif with two frieze drawers centred by masks headed by acanthus flanked by rosettes and opposing false drawers, with lateral writing slides, the lower border with a ribbon-twist mount, the brass reeded incut square tapering legs headed by laurel swags with square sabots terminating in castors, with a paper label to the pine panelling to underside inscribed in ink 'Brynkinalt RM' 72.5cm high, 122cm wide, 63cm deep Provenance: Possibly supplied to Arthur Hill-Trevor, 2nd Viscount Dungannon (1763-1837) or acquired by Arthur Hill-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon (1798 - 1862) for 3 Grafton Street, London, thence by descent at Brynkinalt Hall, Denbighshire until sold, Of Royal And Noble Descent; Sotheby's, London, 19 January 2017, lot 382, where acquired by present owner. Although this sophisticated desk, with its 'Etruscan' decoration and interlaced key frieze, has the outward appearance of a French bureau à la grec, a number of constructional idiosyncrasies help to identify it as an unusual example of English craftsmanship. Until recently the bureau plat formed part of the resplendent Hill-Trevor collections at Brynkinalt Hall in Denbighshire and is most likely the output of an émigré ébéniste working in London in the last quarter of the 18th century. London had long tradition of attracting émigré craftsman with the perpetual cycle of European political and religious turbulence of the 17th and 18th centuries spurring their arrival. The lure of the capital reached new heights following the favourable conclusion of The Seven Years' War (1756-1763), a pan-European conflict which did little to dampen the appetite for French fashions in Britain. The maker of the present bureau plat would certainly have had excellent knowledge of French workshop practices and prototypes, namely the output of the celebrated Parisian cabinet-makers Phillippe-Claude Montigny (1734-1800) and René Dubois (1737-1799). The goût grec style swept to popularity in France from the mid-1750s with the celebrated suite of furniture supplied for the collector and financier Ange-Laurent Lalive de Jully. Veneered in kingwood, amaranth and tulipwood and decorated with rosette and laurel swag mounts, the Brynkinalt bureau plat closely follows a well-documented group of bureau à la grec by Montigny and Dubois. However, the Brynkinalt bureau plat diverges in several distinct ways which preclude the possibility of a French origin. Whereas French-made bureau plat use oak, the present desk employs pine in the construction. Further, the oak-lined drawers have front-to-back oak drawer bottoms, where French antecedents would have the grain running side-to-side. The dovetails, with the pronounced fan-shaped tails, are distinctly un-French and quite idiosyncratic being covered by a very thin veneer. The original locks are English, and the lacquered-gilt-brass banding to top, mounts, capping and castors (French models typically employ sabots without castors) all present as English derivatives or casts taken the originals. The presence of a distinctly English 'rococo' influenced ring-pulls to the writing slides further anglicises the French character of the present lot. Interestingly, an almost identical version of this model, sharing the same constructional traits but lacking brass reeding to the legs, is preserved in the collections of the Marquesses of Bute at Mount Stuart, Scotland. The Bute bureau plat is almost certainly from the same émigré workshop and points to a definitive group made for the most prominent families of the day. The present desk formed part of the collections of the Hill-Trevors at Brynkinalt Hall, Denbighshire, on the English-Welsh borders. The family fortune was built at first by Sir John Trevor (1637-1717), an unscrupulous lawyer-turned-politician, who twice held the position of Speaker of House of Commons before being unseated because of a bribery scandal involving the East India Company. He also served as Master of the Rolls 1685 to 1689 and from 1693 until his death in 1717. The financial gains Sir Trevor accrued in these prominent positions allowed him to acquire two London houses on St Clements Lane and Trevor Square, Knightsbridge. All four of his sons predeceased him and his estates, including Brynkinalt, passed to his daughter Anne who married Michael Hill of Hillsborough in Ireland.Arthur Hill, 1st Viscount Trevor (1694-1771), later Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon, was the second son and also pursued a political career, this time in Ireland as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer and Commissioner of Irish Revenues. Arthur built Belvoir house in Ireland to designs of Christopher Myers in circa 1750. His son, the Hon. Arthur Hill Trevor (1738-1770), predeceased him also, making him an unlikely candidate for the acquisition of the present bureau plat. Instead, the Dungannon estates, including Belvoir and Brynkinalt, passed to Arthur Hill-Trevor, 2nd Viscount Dungannon (1763-1837) who inherited the title at the age of eight. In 1795, at the age of thirty-two, he married the Hon Charlotte Fitzroy, daughter of General Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton (1737 -1797) and grand-daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683-1757), and consequently sold Belvoir Park choosing to live between No. 3 Grafton Street, London (built by the Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811) to designs of Robert Taylor in 1767) and Brynkinalt Hall. It is conceivable to bureau-plat was acquired before or during this phase of ownership as the Viscountess was a woman of highly cultivated taste and oversaw the significant re-modelling of Brynkinalt which had not been altered since the early 18th century. Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, chips, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.Observations include: the leather to the top has a different gilt tool edging and is either different to the leather on the sliding ends or is faded; the leather to the top also has cracks along the underlying constructions joints; some ormolu mounts are slightly loose eg the edging to to the top of the desk, one of the swags (with a later screw), some of the ribbon edging has vacant holes from missing pins, one brass inlay to one leg is sprung; it is not possible to remove the right frieze drawer as there is a fixed peg/screw preventing it from sliding out; there are two keys that operate the two different locks that suggest one is a later replacement; there is some evidence of old worm; some fading to the back.The Greek key parquetry and ormolu mounts to all sides.Please see all the additional condition report photographs through the link on the condition report email as a visual reference of condition - they are a vital part of this report. 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A Worcester Japan Fan pattern tea set, circa 1770, comprising teapot and cover, oviform tea canister, sugar basin and cover and six teacups and saucers, imitation Oriental script marks to base Sugar bowl: chipping to flower finial. Chip to flange. Caddy lacking cover but in good condition. Teapot: cover finial restored, firing crack beneath. 2 tiny chips to spout and a tiny crack. The saucers without damage but worn to gilding in centres. One teacup with a small shallow rim chip, another with two small stained rim chips.
Flambards Bridal Collection Blush satin & white lace wedding dress, 1897 Worn by Miss Mary Foster on her wedding day, ruched satin with high lace collar and lace sleeves and veil. Later worn when she was presented at court.Together with ostrich feather fan and white kid leather shoes.Miss Foster is represented by a mannequin with full Edwardian hairstyle.
Registration No: GUU 24C Frame No: 42637 MOT: ExemptPart of a private collection for many yearsA mostly original Velocette VogueCurrent V5C documentThe Velocette Vogue was launched in 1962. It was the last of the lightweight models made by Velocette and was aimed at the rider who wanted a more stylish version of the long-running LE1. The Vogue was a delightful little motorcycle when taken on its own terms. It didn’t offer enough protection from the elements to encourage drivers out of their cars, and it was too expensive for motorcyclists on a budget. The Vogue’s plus points included a sophisticated beam frame that provided excellent handling and its looks (though, not everyone was a fan of the angular leg shields). First registered to the London Velocette dealer L. Stevens Ltd on 25th November 1965, this delightful Vogue is thought to have served the Goldhawk Rd, Shepherd’s Bush-based firm as a demonstrator. Fitted with panniers and flashing indicators from new and reputedly one of only 380 ever made, it joined the late vendor’s collection of British motorcycles during 2011. On static display in recent years, the Velocette will require recommissioning prior to use. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and at No Reserve. For more information, please contact: Mike Davis mike.davis@handh.co.uk 07718 584217
A novelty Tunbridge Ware style tea caddy fashioned as a house, 20th century, the front painted with panelled door below fan light and surrounded by nine sash windows amid foliage, the sides and back with sash windows, all bellow a tiled roof and two chimney stacks, interior with voided roof over two lids, adapted, 21cm. at widest.
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