lot 948 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A Second World War deactivated German Mauser K98 rifle, the barrel with full stock, proof marks and serial no. 25146, bolt action, metal trigger ... read more

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lot 949 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Aguirre & Aranzabol (AYA) 12-bore: a 'No. 2' side lock ejector, Serial No. 432427, foliate scroll engraving, hand-detachable locks, gold inlaid ... read more

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lot 950 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A pair of family medal groups awarded to 1102 Staff Sergeant J.C. Adams, Second Batallion The First Australian Imperial Force, to include: Victory ... read more

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lot 951 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A group of Second World War medals, to include: Defence Medal, War Medal, Naval General Service Medal with George VI crowned bust and Palestine ... read more

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lot 952 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Purvis & Co., Alnwick (B.S.A.): a 12-bore double trigger boxlock non ejector side by side shotgun, with 30in. nitro proof barrels approximately half ... read more

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lot 953 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century leather covered shotgun case with brass reinforced corners, brass locking clasp and leather straps, fitted n red baize for a ... read more

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lot 954 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A Household Cavalry pattern white metal E-flat trumpet, decorated with leaf scrolls, diagonal gadrooning and further floral decoration, no marks, 27 ... read more

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lot 956 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century leather-on-wood double shotgun case, with fitted burgundy baize interior for a pair of double barrel shotguns, exterior fitted ... read more

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lot 957 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century leather-on-wood shotgun case, with green baize lined fitted interior for a double barrel shotgun, maker's label in leather ... read more

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lot 967 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Billings (Robert William) Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, 4to, half red morocco, g.e., Durham & London, 1846, ... read more

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lot 968 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Billings (Robert William) Architectural Illustrations and Description of the Cathedral Church at Durham, 4to, half morocco, engraved vignette on ... read more

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lot 974 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Brewer (James N.) The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Durham... Illustrated with a Series of highly-finished Engravings... by J. & ... read more

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lot 975 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

[Sharpe (Cuthbert, ed.)] The Bishoprick Garland, or a Collection Legends, Songs, Ballads, &c., belonging to the County of Durham, 8vo, green cloth ... read more

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lot 976 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

[Grose (F.) Antiquities of England and Wales] [An extract relating to Durham, pp. [2], 83-11)], 4to, half calf, engraved map, 15 plates, [n.d.].

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lot 977 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

[Camden (W.) Britannia] [An extract relating to Durham, pp. 127-142), folio, modern cloth-backed boards, illustrations, [n.d.].

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lot 982 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Raine (James ) The History and Antiquities of North Durham (Appendix), 2 parts in one vol, folio, half calf, engraved portrait and plates, London and ... read more

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lot 983 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Surtees (Robert) The History & Antiquities Of The County Palatine of Durham... With a New Introduction by Professor E. Birley, 4 vols, cloth, d-js, ... read more

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lot 985 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Veneroni (Giovanni) Italiänisch-Frantzösisch- und Teutsche Grammatica, oder Sprach-Meister, 8vo, contemporary half vellum, engraved frontispiece, ... read more

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lot 986 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

[Allestree (Richard)] The Ladies Calling. In Two Parts, 12mo, contemporary calf, engraved frontispiece, [ESTC R3510], Oxford, Printed at the Theater, ... read more

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lot 987 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Sibbes (Richard) The Saint's Privilege or, A Christian's Constant Advocate, 4to, contemporary calf, incomplete at beginning and end [STC S122955], ... read more

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lot 989 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Evelyn (John) Sylva, folio, printed cloth, limited edition facsimile by the Scholar Press, 1973, this copy numbered 137/500.

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lot 990 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bell (John ed.) Rhymes of Northern Bards, 12mo, calf with contents list and index at the end, first edition, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1812.

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lot 991 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Chicken (Edward) The Collier's Wedding, a poem, printed on blue paper, Newcastle upon Tyne (n.d.); and other scarce chap books published by W. & T. ... read more

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lot 992 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Fordyce (William) The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 2 vols, 4to, contemporary half calf, 2 engraved frontispieces, plates, ... read more

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lot 993 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Wilson (John M.) Wilson's Historical, Traditionary and Imaginative Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, 6 vols in 3, 4to, half calf, plates, London, ... read more

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lot 994 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Thorpe family, 2 watercolour albums, folio, half morocco, gilt stamped R.M.T. on upper cover, and 4to, full morocco, gilt-stamped H.M.T. on upper ... read more

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lot 998 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Lubbock (Sir John) Ants, Bees, and Wasps, 8vo, calf gilt prize binding, 7 plates (5 colour, 1 folding), 1893; Hulme (F.E.) Familiar Wild Flowers... ... read more

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lot 999 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Roscoe (Sir Henry E.) Spectrum Analysis, 8vo, half calf, frontispiece, 2 folding coloured plates, illustrations, 1885, gilt arms of St Andrews ... read more

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lot 1000 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Cassell's Popular Natural History, 4 vols in 2, 4to, half calf, frontispieces, plates & illustrations, [c. 1880]; Monthly Chronicle of North Country ... read more

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lot 1001 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bewick (Thomas and John) A Descriptive and Critical Catalogue of Works Illustrated by, imperial 8vo., original cloth, with many extra illustrations, ... read more

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lot 1002 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bewick (Thomas and John) A Descriptive and Critical Catalogue of the Works Illustrated by, imperial 4to (lge. paper edition), with numerous extra ... read more

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lot 1003 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bewick (Thomas) The Figures of Bewick's Quadrupeds, 4to, second edition, Newcastle, 1824; together with a quantity of unbound vignettes and proof ... read more

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lot 1004 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bewick (Thomas) History of the Quadrupeds, 8vo, calf, illus., Newcastle 1790; The Entertaining Naturalist, 8vo, gilt cloth, 1840. (2)

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lot 1005 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Somervile (William) The Chase, 4to, half calf, illus. by Thomas Bewick, 1796; and Goldsmith (Oliver) A Pretty Book of Pictures, 4to, half calf, illus. ... read more

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lot 1006 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bewick (Thomas) British Birds vol. I, 8vo, quarter calf, illus., Newcastle, 1797, with bookplate of Henry Bawtree; and A Supplement to the History of ... read more

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lot 1007 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Notes on Thomas Bewick and Catalogue of Auction of Etchings at The Fine Society, 1880; and Catalogue of a Collection of Books and Wood Engravings by ... read more

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lot 1010 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Clarendon (Edward, Earl of) The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon... Written by Himself, 3 vols, 8vo, half calf, Oxford, 1827; Goldsmith (O.) The ... read more

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lot 1011 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

The History of the Life, Reign, and Death of Edward II... Written by E. F., folio, calf, engraved portrait, title in red and black, [ESTC R23073], ... read more

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lot 1012 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

[Ritson (Joseph)] Ancient Songs from the Time of King Henry the Third, to the Revolution, 8vo, calf, engraved vignette on title-page, [ESTC N16432], ... read more

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lot 1013 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Bancroft (Aaron) Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army... and First President of the United States, 8vo, half calf, 1808, ... read more

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lot 1014 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Goldsmith (Oliver) The Roman History, 2 vols, 8vo, calf, 1770; The History of Greece, 2 vols, 8vo, calf, 1817; Potter (John) Archaeologia graeca, 2 ... read more

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lot 1015 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Firth (C.) Oliver Cromwell, 8vo, half calf, portrait, plates, map, New York & London, 1900; Fell (R.C.) The Life of Alderman Kelly, Lord Mayor of ... read more

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lot 1016 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

[Hereford (C.J.A.)] The History of Spain, 3 vols, 8vo, calf, 1793, signature of Sir Hew Dalrymple Hamilton on titles; Anquetil (L.P.) Memoirs of the ... read more

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lot 1018 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Hutchinson (Lucy) Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, 4to, calf, engraved portrait and one plate, folding table, 1806; Camden (T.) The ... read more

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lot 1019 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, 4 vols, 8vo, modern half calf, engraved portrait and folding plates, 1822.

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lot 1020 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Churchill (Sir Winston) Marlborough, his Life and Times, 2 vols, 8vo, morocco-backed boards, frontispieces and plates; Thucydides Translated into ... read more

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lot 1021 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Hume (David), Tobias Smollett and Edward Farr, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the end of the reign of James II, 3 vols, ... read more

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lot 1022 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Thackeray (William Makepeace) The Works, 13 vols, 8vo half calf, frontispiece and plates, 1898-1899.

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lot 1024 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Josephus (Flavius) The Whole Works... Translated... by Charles Clarke, 4to, tree calf, portrait, Manchester, 1808; Fleetwood (J.) The Life of... ... read more

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lot 1025 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Nonesuch Press--Montaigne (Michel de) Essays, John Florio's translation, 2 vols, 8vo, pigskin, green morocco onlay on upper covers lettered ''Que ... read more

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lot 1026 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Nonesuch Press--Walton (Sir Izaak) The Compleat Angler, the Lives of Donne Wotton Hooker Herbert & Sanderson, 8vo, pigskin, gilt, initials IW in gilt ... read more

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lot 1027 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Aesop. Fables of Aesop and Others, newly done into English, 8vo, calf, engraved frontispiece, woodcut illustrations, title printed in red and black, ... read more

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lot 1028 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Stoker (Bram) Dracula, 8vo, original mustard-coloured cloth with red lettering, First Edition, First Printing on thicker paper, sheets bulking to ... read more

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lot 1029 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Kipling (Rudyard) The Sussex Edition of the Complete Works in Prose and Verse, 35 vols, 8vo, morocco, t.e.g., slipcases, no. 223 of 525 copies, ... read more

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lot 1030 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of the Species, 8vo, original green cloth, illus. with fold-out chart; fourth edition (eighth thousand), published by ... read more

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lot 1031 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Fothergill (George A.) An Old Raby Hunt Club Album 1786-1899, folio, half calf over gilt-stamped red cloth, frontispiece with 2 mounted photographs, ... read more

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lot 1032 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Beckford (Peter) Thoughts on Hunting, 8vo, half calf, engraved frontispiece, wood engraved illustrations, [1820], presentation copy inscribed on half ... read more

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lot 1033 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Dickens (Charles) The Works Of, 16 vols, 4to, half calf and marbled boards, illus., Chapman & Hall, n.d.

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lot 1036 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

After Barye Fils & Emile Guillemin: an Arabian huntsman on horseback, game tied behind him with a rifle by his side standing on an oval naturalistic ... read more

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lot 1037 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Artist Unknown: a carved marble bust figure of a gentleman, 23in high.

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lot 1038 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century cast bronze group of Mercury and Venus, each mounted to a grey marble oval plinth, 28in. (71cms) high, 18 1/2in. (47cms) wide. ... read more

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lot 1039 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A pair of 19th Century cast lead figures of children, each holding fish and standing on naturalistic bases, 24in. (61cms) high.

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lot 1040 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Francois Christophe Armand Toussaint (1806-1862): a large pair of French mid 19th Century gilt and patinated bronze figural torcheres: Esclave Indien ... read more

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lot 1041 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century bronzed spelter figure entitled ''Le Travail'', depicting a blacksmith holding a torch pattern light fitting with glass shade, ... read more

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lot 1042 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A George III walnut tea caddy, of rectangular form, decorated with boxwood and ebonised stringing, the hinged lid with brass handle opening to reveal ... read more

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lot 1043 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A cased violin and bow, the violin labelled ''Number 76, Arthur Richardson, Crediton, Devon, 1924'', two-piece back of even broad flame sloping ... read more

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lot 1045 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century carved white marble font, the circular bowl interior carved with acanthus leaves and beadwork, the foliate handles (damages, some ... read more

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lot 1047 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century combination pocket barometer, thermometer and compass, by F. Kuhn, Luzern, in a gilt metal case, the leather-cloth covered box with ... read more

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lot 1048 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

Three early 20th Century Masonic painted mahogany panels, each of circular form decorated with columns and Masonic symbols, each 18 1/2in. (47cms) ... read more

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lot 1049 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century gilt and painted coat on arms of silk, surrounded by crown mounted drapery and floral scrolls, in gilt slip and fluted ebonised frame, ... read more

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lot 1052 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century games compendium, containing draughts, cribbage, dominoes, whist and The Grand Race Game, complete with guide booklet; together ... read more

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lot 1053 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A pair of Ormolu figurines of cherubs riding dolphins, one holding a trident, the other a cornucopia, each 5 1/2in. (14cms) wide.

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lot 1054 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A Victorian Tunbridge ware scent bottle box, by Edmund Nye, Mount Ephraim & Parade, Tunbridge Wells, with floral design and leaf scrolls, opening to ... read more

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lot 1056 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century mahogany tea caddy, with floral pattern brass mounts, the hinged lid with brass handle, raised on brass pad feet, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 6in. ... read more

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lot 1057 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century Swiss music box, the 21 1/4in. (54cms) brass cylinder playing on three steel combs (two broken teeth) and twelve bells, numbered ... read more

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lot 1058 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A scratch built live steam model locomotive and tender, 4-4-2 at 3in. gauge, painted black, blue and green, loco 21in. (54cms) long, tender, 14in. ... read more

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lot 1059 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A scratch built live steam model engine, 0-4-0 at 3in. gauge, light blue and black enamel paint, 15 1/2in. (39cms) long, in grey painted steel fitted ... read more

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lot 1060 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A scratch built live steam twin piston engine, pained green and black, 5 1/2in. (14cms) high.

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lot 1062 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A small quantity of mechanical magic lantern slides; together with nine dissolving view sets. (30)

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lot 1063 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A case of twelve bottles of Chateau Rieussec 2003, Premier Grand Cru Sauterne. See illustration

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lot 1066 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An Italian violin from the workshop of Giovanni Maria Ceruti, Cremona c.1923, the two-piece back measuring 14 1/8in. (13cms), interior label printed ' ... read more

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lot 1068 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A George III inlaid fruit wood tea caddy, of octagonal form, decorated with stringing and panels of inlaid butterfly and vase of flowers, ivory ... read more

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lot 1069 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 19th Century oak candle box, with pierced shaped cresting above hinged flap and crossbanded front, 17 1/2in. (55cms) high.

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lot 1071 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A George III burr walnut tea caddy, of canted rectangular form with boxwood stringing, the lid opening to reveal two covered compartments, ... read more

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lot 1072 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A George III mahogany tea caddy, of octagonal form with boxwood stringing, 6 x 3 1/2 x 5in. (15 x 9 x 12cms) high. See illustration

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lot 1073 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century Chinese silkwork picture depicting fabulous birds on branches, within carved reeded mahogany frame, 14in. (36cms) diameter.

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lot 1074 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century brass telescope on stand, by J. Brown, 76 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, the cylindrical telescope on tapering stem with hinged black ... read more

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lot 1078 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century Dental Surgeon's Kit, to include: tooth extractors, two with ivory handles, one with ebony handle; scalpels; picks; clamps; denture ... read more

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lot 1079 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An 18th Century needlework picture of a man playing a lute for a dancing couple beside a bull, a water mill and a church, within mahogany frame, 18 x ... read more

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lot 1081 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A case of 12 bottles of Chateau la Croix Bellevue, Vintage 1985, each bottle 75cl.

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lot 1082 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A bottle of Glenmorangie 21 Year Old Single Highland Malt Whisky, Sesquicentennial Selection, 70cl., 43% vol., in stoneware bottle with wax cover.

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lot 1083 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century ivory and red stained ivory chess set, with collar design throughout, Kings 3 3/4in. (9.5cms) high.

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lot 1084 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A George III mahogany rectangular tea caddy, decorated with boxwood stringing and rosewood crossbanding, the hinged lid with brass finial (handle ... read more

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lot 1085 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A News Of The World Business Globe, 1:42,000,000 scale, on a turned stained wood base, 18in. (46cms) high.

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lot 1086 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A 19th Century Stobwasser style painted panel of an African Prince, 3in. (8cms) diameter.

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lot 1088 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An early 20th Century violin, the two-piece back measuring 14in. (35.7cms) long, with ebony and boxwood stringing, bears label inscribed ''Carlo ... read more

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lot 1089 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

An octagonal violin bow, by William E. Hill & Sons, the tortoiseshell frog with mother-of-pearl and silver mount, silver wire handle and silver and ... read more

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lot 1090 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A Victorian Arts & Crafts design copper coal bucket, with brass handles mounted to circular rim, the waisted body with strapwork design, 17in. ... read more

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lot 1092 (Fine Art, 2nd Dec, 2015)

A late 19th Century brass inlaid rosewood tray, the brass inlay pierced in scrolling leaf decoration, fitted brass handle, 16 x 11 x 9in. (40 x 28 x ... read more

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lot 1104 (Fine Art, 3rd Dec, 2015)

A Kashmar carpet, with figural and floral designs surrounded by lions, antelope, birds, figures, script and other naturalistic decoration, 156 x ... read more

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