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Highlights from our General Sale
Wednesday 21st July

Wilde (Oscar). Salomé, Drame en un Acte, 1st ed., Paris & London, 1893, signed by author,
Estimate: £20,000-30,0000 Realised: £34,000
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Wilde (Oscar). Salomé, Drame en un acte. Paris, Librairie de l'Art Indépendant ; Londres, Elkin Mathews et John Lane, 1893. In-8 de 84 pp.

Edition originale parue un an avant l'édition anglaise. Tirage limité à 600 exemplaires (500 pour vente). (Il y a aussi 50 exemplaires sur Van Gelder.)

Reliure de l'époque signée de Pagnant: livre cartonné peinte en pochoir, de fleurs en rouge, vert et jaune, gardes en papier decoré avec des saintes en d'or; couvertures violettes imprimées en argent conservées, bords des couvertures décolorés, comme toujours.

La vignette reproduite en argenté sur la couverture et en noir sur la page de titre est due à Félicien Rops.

Une photographie de l'époque tipped-in comme frontispice: tirage argentique d'àpres une aquarelle de Moreau de Salomé Dansant [1886? originale à Musée d'Orsay, Paris].

Envoi autographe en encre signé à feuille blanche: 'à Gustave Moreau, Hommage respectueux, Oscar Wilde'.

Une copie très importante et historique et précédemment inconnue. Donné au vendeur par la concierge de sa mère il y a environ quarante ans.

Bristol Broadside - Conjoined Twins. The Bristol Wonder; or the Wonderfull Works of God. Giving a True and Particular Account, of a Child that was Born Wednesday the 19th day of March, 1788 in the Parish of Redcliff, having 4 Arms 4 Hands 20 Fingers, 4 Thighs 4 Legs 4 Feet 3 Ears 2 Private Parts and 20 Toes. (Nothing is Impossible to God), [?Bristol, 1788],
Estimate: £500-800 Realised: £1,000
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Highlights from our Antique and Objet d'Art Sale
Thursday 22nd July

A fine cast and gilded metal armorial depicting a Royal Coat of Arms, believed to date from the George IV period, and possibly from a door panel of one of the royal carriages, early 19th c.,
Estimate: £1,500-2,500 Realised: £1,600
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A miniature ivory mounted serpentine front chest of three drawers, Indian, Vizagapatam, 19th c.,
Estimate: £700-1,000 Realised: £1,150
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Les Femmes Fatales. A complete set of six Royal Doulton figures from the Les Femmes Fatales series, 1978-84,
Estimate: £1,500-2,000 Realised: £1,550
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Highlights from our Art Sale
Wednesday 14th July

Dyf (Marcel Dreyfus, 1899-1985). Le Moustoir, oil on canvas,
Estimate: £4,000-6,0000 Realised: £11,500
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PRINTED BOOKS
BRITISH & OVERSEAS MAPS
Bookbinding Equipment & Accessories
Wednesday 29th September, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 28th September 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Thursday 30th September, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th September 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am


NATURAL HISTORY AND SPORTING BOOKS & PICTURES
Sculptures, Taxidermy & Fossils
Works of Art by Living Artists
Wednesday 6th October, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 5th October 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

PRINTED BOOKS & MAPS
Cricket, Football & Recreational Sports
Wednesday 10th November, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 9th November 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

THE COLLECTOR'S SALE
Including Aviation, Motoring & other Transport
Thursday 11th November, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 9th & Wednesday 10th November 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

MEDALS & MILITARIA
Uniforms, Weapons & Military History Books
Wednesday 8th December, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 7th December 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

PRINTED BOOKS & MAPS
Wednesday 15 December, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 14th December 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am


CHILDREN'S BOOKS
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
Thursday 16th December, commencing at 11am
Viewing Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th December 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

RECENT SALES

ANTIQUES & OBJETS D'ART
Thursday 22nd July, commencing at 11am
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PRINTED BOOKS & MAPS
Travel, Exploration & Ballooning
Natural History, Art & Science
Historical Documents & Ephemera
Wednesday 21st July, commencing at 11am
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BRITISH & CONTINENTAL PAINTINGS & WATERCOLOURS
OLD MASTER & MODERN PRINTS
Wednesday 14th July, commencing at 11am
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19TH & 20TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY
INCLUDING REVOLUTIONARY CUBA AND ROYALTY
(Morning)
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS
ANNUALS & ORIGINAL ART
(Afternoon)
Thursday 17th June, commencing at 11am & 2pm
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PRINTED BOOKS, MAPS & PRINTS
AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS
Wednesday 16th June, commencing at 11am
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THE COLLECTOR'S SALE
Aviation & other Transport
A Special ‘Battle of Britain’ 70th Anniversary Sale
Thursday 13th May, commencing at 11am
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PRINTED BOOKS & MAPS
Atlases, Travel & Exploration
Fine Bindings & Bookbinding Equipment
Wednesday 12th May, commencing at 11am
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MEDALS & MILITARIA
Military History Books
Wednesday 14th April,Commencing at 12pm
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FINE MEZZOTINTS & DECORATIVE PRINTS
Including the Remaining Collection of the Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd
Thursday 8th April, Commencing at 12pm
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PRINTED BOOKS & MAPS
English 17th Century Pamphlets & Broadsides
Sports & Pastimes
Wednesday 7th April, Commencing at 11am
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