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Sat 16th Mar 2019 -
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Thu 14th Mar -
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Fri 15th Mar - 9:30am to 8pm
Fri 15th Mar - 9:30am to 8pm
Antiques & Collectors Sale
Moorcroft Pottery, French Motorcycle Grand Prix Gold Medals, Bronzes, Chinese Stele, Jewellery, Glass, Furniture, Antiques & Collectors
256 Lots
Lot 51
OVER 60 RECORDS INCLUDING - SOUND STORIES - EP 504 STIRLING MOSS/NEVIL LLOYD - XVme GRAND PRIX AUTOMOBILE DE MONACO 1957 - EP 505 NEVIL LLOYD - VINGT - QUATRE HEURES DU MANS 1957 - EP 508 NEVIL LLOYD/LAURENCE POMEROY - MERCEDES AT OULTON PARK 1958. OTHER RECORD ARTISTS INCLUDE GARY NUMAN, PINK FLOYD, YES, ALSO CLASSICAL AND MFP RECORDS (A LOT).Estimate: £ 20 - £ 30
Lot 55
EPHEMERA INCLUDING AUTOMOBILIANA - OWNERS HANDBOOKS FOR: STANDARD CARS 1934 - 1940, SUNBEAM ALPINE, AUSTIN 'TEN', FIAT 600, CITROEN DS, MOTORSPORT MAGAZINES (7). THE MODEL RAILWAY CONSTRUCTOR MAGAZINE (11) SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK (7) OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOCOMOTIVES, FAMILY, MILITARY, SPORTING PROGRAMMES, A SCRAPBOOK ETC..Hammer: £ 45
Lot 56
F. GREAME FENTON (1884-1963) AS THREE TIMES WINNER OF THE FRENCH MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX, (FIRST ORGANISED IN 1906 BY THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF FRANCE) CULMINATING IN 1913, FENTON WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE WINGED VICTORY TROPHY (SCULPTED BY LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS 1841-1905) OUTRIGHT, AFTER HIS FINAL WIN. FENTON RODE CLEMENT MOTORCYCLES AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE HAND COLOURED FRAMED GAMY- MONTAUT PRINT WHICH COMMEMORATES THE VICTORY (43 X 73.5 CM) TOGETHER WITH THREE GOLD MEDALS (22.2 GRAMS) AND FOUR SILVER MEDALS ALSO FORM PART OF THIS LOT.(PROVENANCE BY FAMILY REPUTE) FENTON WAS IN CHARGE OF TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES (LATER EDWARD VIII) AND RECEIVED AN MBE FOR HIS SERVICES. BETWEEN THE WARS WHILE LIVING IN FRANCE HE WORKED FOR HOTCHKISS MOTORCARS. A MEMBER OF THE FRENCH AUTOMOBILE CLUB HE WAS A MONTE CARLO RALLYIST FOR MANY YEARS, HE REMAINED IN FRANCE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IMPRISIONED BY THE GERMANS, ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS (NORA, MARRIED TO A FRENCH ARMY OFFICER) MANAGED TO PURSUADE THE GERMANS THAT FENTON WAS IRISH! HE WAS RELEASED AND TOOK ON A SENIOR ROLE WITH THE HOTCHKISS FACTORY IN SAINT DENIS, PARIS, ONLY RETURNING TO ENGLAND ON THE FACTORY'S CLOSURE IN 1956..
Hammer: £700
Lot 65
A PANTHER SLIM GUY DELUXE GILT METAL AND FAUX TORTOISESHELL GAS LIGHTER IN A HOUSE OF BROOMFIELD BOX, A RONSON PIONEER BLACK FINISH TABLE LIGHTER 'LOTUS EATERS 5TH AVENUE' AND A BROTHER-LITE GILT METAL LIGHTER, BOTHE BOXED. SEVENTY FIRST DAY COVERS, STAMPS AND COINS AND A CARVED OAK RECTANGULAR BOX (A LOT)..Estimate: £ 30 - £ 40
Lot 74
A PAIR OF FINE GEORGE III IRISH SILVER TWIN HANDLED PRESENTATION GOBLETS EACH WITH TWO FOLIATE SCROLL CARTOUCHES INSCRIBED ' TO THE REV. JAS TAYLOR THREE YEARS CURATE OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF BRADFORD THESE CUPS WERE PRESENTED BY A FEW FRIENDS AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT FOR HIS CHARACTER AND ADMIRATION OF HIS FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED SERVICES FEB.Y 6 1828', THE BOWL AND STEM BASE EMBOSSED WITH FRUITING VINES, BY TWO DIFFERENT MAKERS, CLARK & WEST, DANIEL EGAN (PROBABLY) DUBLIN, 1807, 447.6 AND 446.7 GRAMS RESPECTIVELY (2).Hammer: £330
Lot 79
A CHINESE STELE BELIEVED TO BE A LATER RE-CREATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE STELE OF PEI CEN, GOVERNOR OF DUNHUANG, ERECTED IN AD137 (敦煌太守裴岑纪功碑) WITHOUT THE COMPLETE TEXT AND WITH THE ADDITION OF IMAGES, MEASURING 59 x 86 x 6.5 cm (APPROX.). THEORIGINAL RECORDS HOW THE GOVERNOR LED TROOPS AGAINST THE XIONGNU AND WAS DISCOVERED IN THE EARLY QING DYNASTY; IT IS NOW KEPT IN THE XINJIANG MUSEUM.
THE STELE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE GROUNDS OF A HOUSE IN WANDSWORTH PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A WEST END ART DEALER, NOW BEING DEMOLISHED..
Hammer: £ 50
Lot 82
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE GUIZHOU ZHANGFENG STYLE MIAO SATIN AND CROSS- STITCHED BABY CARRIER WITH LOZENGE DECORATION WITHIN A MULTIPLE BORDER WITH HEADPIECE AND TYING BANDS (67 X 51 CM), HEAD PIECE (38 X 36.5 CM) TYING BANDS (240 CM) AND A HUANGPING-STYLE CHAIN STITCHED BABY CARRIER, LACKING HEADPIECE AND BANDS (84 X 65.5 CM OVERALL). (2).Estimate: £150 - £250