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Sale date:

Paintings & Furniture Sale on Thursday 10th & Friday 11th April 2008

Lot numbers:

428-463 of 626

Lot

Description & Estimate

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428

T.E. LAWRENCE: Two boxes of glass slides, a number of Lawrence in military uniform and other images, together with a collection of black and white prints (a collection). See illustration £1500-3000

Nil

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5500
429 THE BEATLES: Autographs of George Harrison, Ringo Star, Paul McCartney and John Lennon on the back of a birth certificate. See illustration These signatures were obtained by the vendor during the filming of "Help". At the time the vendor was serving with The Queen's Royal Lancashire Regiment, who provided backup for the Royal Scots Greys and supplied tanks for this film. The vendor met the Beatles in a pub in Amesbury during the time of the filming and the only piece of paper he had at the time was his birth certificate. £1500-2000

Nil

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6500
430 IAN FLEMING: A collection of four autographed letters by Ian Fleming to Jean Frampton, including a letter dated 31st March 1960 "I have written a full-length James Bond story, originally called "Thunderball"......" Jean Frampton typed Ian Fleming's manuscripts and appears to have offered advice on a number of occasions. Other documents relate to "Live and Let Die", "A View to a Kill" and other Bond novels (a lot). See illustration £1000-2000

Nil

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12000
431 THEATRICAL INTEREST: A collection of theatre programmes including examples from the Royal Opera House and Theatre Royal Winchester, some programmes signed by performers, together with signed actors photographs including G.H. Elliot and Forbes Robinson and a quantity of letters between Brian Lewis and various ballet masters (a lot) £100-200

Nil

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432 A COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPHED AND SIMILAR CORRESPONDENCE relating to publishing and the preparation of manuscripts including a collection of correspondence from Lawrence Whistler (a lot) £500-1000

Nil

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433 AN ALBUM of vintage studio photographs of Hedy Lamarr (a lot) £150-300

Nil

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140
434 THE ARAUCO COMPANY LTD: "Views on Railway from Conception to Villagran", a similar album of views from Villagran to Curanilahue and of "Colico" and Carampangue Coal Mines and Estates (3) £200-400

Nil

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200
435 GREY, ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF KENT: a Choice Manual, or rare or select secrets in Physick and Chyrurgery", printed by Gartrude Dawson and are to be sold by Margaret Shears, 1667, two parts in one £500-800

Nil

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436 TITANIC: AN ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS relating to Charles Jones, a passenger who sailed on the Titanic, including a letter dated April 1912 on White Star paper "On board R.M.S. Titanic ... , My dear friend: Just had lunch and a cigar and feel fine", the letter postmarked April 12th, together with a quantity of similar and related documentation including eight telegrams, one between Mr Jones' Dorset colleague Mr Foot and Mr Jones' employer Jas. Colgate of New York "No news fear the worst" dated April 16th 1912 . Also a moving tribute from Colgate to Mr Foot confirming the loss of Charles Jones and a quantity of American newspaper reports of the tragedy (a collection). See illustration

Nil

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16000
437 AN AUTOGRAPH BOOK containing a quantity of cricketers signatures including Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammon, Jimmy Blankenbury and many others £100-200

Nil

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260
438 TITANIC INTEREST: A MANUSCRIPT POEM "THE TITANIC" written in May 1913 by A. Fortune, a relative of a passenger who sailed on board The Titanic £400-600

Nil

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445 ULI NIMPTSCH R.A: A head in patinated grey metal, unmounted, 10" high, together with a bust of Mrs Nimptsch, with brown patina, bronze, on a marble plinth, 17.5" high (2) £200-400

Nil

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550
446 ULI NIMPTSCH R.A: A reclining nude resting her left hand on her upper right arm, bronze, 12". See illustration £300-500

Nil

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600
447 ULI NIMPTSCH R.A: A bust of Prince George of Bavaria, with green patination, bronze, 12.75" high £200-400

Nil

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500
448 A. MAYER A cast figure of a naked child holding a plate of fruit and a ewer, wearing a draped robe, on a turned marble base, 14" high and another similar (2). See illustration £200-400

Nil

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190
449 A BRONZE OF A CHERUB with a hunting horn, inscribed Clodion, on a marble base, 7.5" high, together with the companion figure of a cherub holding two drumsticks (2) £200-400

Nil

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450 A PAIR OF BRONZE CHERUBS, each standing on elaborate scrolling stools, one conducting, the other with a cello, signed "Perron", 10" high (2). See illustration £200-400

Nil

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451 A SET OF GEORGE III BRONZE NESTING WEIGHTS, each stamped with control marks including a coffee pot and a crowned letter "G" £50-100

Nil

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452 A HEAVY CAST BRASS DOOR KNOCKER in Italianate style, the knocker in the form of two cherubs amongst a scrolling surround, 11" high £50-100

Nil

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45
453 ELSIE MARCH: "Pixie", a terracotta sculpture of a cocker spaniel, signed and indistinctly dated, 9" high. See illustation £200-400

Nil

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300
454 AN EARLY ENGLISH CARVED OAK BEAM END carved with a bearded bishop wearing a mitre, 17". See illustration £200-400

Nil

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1300
455 A SET OF FOUR BRASS CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMPS, each with cast capitals and fluted columns on square stepped beaded bases, 18" high (4) £100-200

Nil

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220
456 A PAIR OF GILT METAL TABLE LAMPS with tapering reeded columns on circular bases decorated in relief with scenes of figures around a harbour, on moulded bases, 22" high. See illustration £200-400

Nil

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650
457 A PAIR OF MARBLE AND GILT METAL TABLE LAMPS, each with a leaf cast cresting on vase-shaped marble bases, with tapering fluted stems and bun feet, 16" high £150-250

Nil

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458 A VICTORIAN CARVED WHITE MARBLE SCULPTURE of a naked female clasping a robe around her leg on a rocky stand and turned base, 21.5" high. See illustration £1000-1500

Nil

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459 GEORGES VAN DER STRATEN: A bronze bust of a young woman wearing a bonnet tied with a ribbon and a basket on her back, 16" high. See illustration £600-800

Nil

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600
460 A REGENCY PIERCED BRASS FENDER with a moulded top rail over a foliate pierced grill on lions paw feet, 36" wide together with a tall brass fire curb, 41" wide (2) £150-300

Nil

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461 A PAIR OF CAST IRON FIRE DOGS each of tapering column form with splayed legs, 22" high £50-100

Nil

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50
462 A SMALL CARVED WOODEN GROUP OF THE PIETA with old decorative colouring, probably South Italian or Sicilian, 17th century, 9.5" high. See illustration Provenance: L.G.G. Ramsey, Editor of Connoisseur Magazine in the 1950's.

Nil

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 463

A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CAST IRON DOOR STOPS in the form of soldiers wearing red tunics, white breeches and black boots, on rectangular stepped bases, 16" high (2) £80-150

Nil

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