Fine Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Mourning Jewellery & Rare Greetings/Festive Cards. 3% online bidding charge on Hansonslive. (#177) 25/10/2019 10:00 AM BST CLOSED!

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319 Garrard; a boxed 1960's 9ct gold gents Garrard wristwatch with provenance plus a 9ct and silver stud (3) £400 - £500
Winning bid: £340
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320 Rotherhamb, London, a 9ct gold full hunter pocket watch, topwind, 4.5cm dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, the casework London 1919, approximate weight all in 85 grams Condition: good overall,glazing loose, ticking £300 - £500
Winning bid: £380
321 Baume & Mercier, a lady's 18ct white gold Baume & Mercier wristwatch, 2cm rectangular dial with Roman numerals, backplate No.3923, integral textured bracelet strap and clasp Condition: mottled dial, movement not tested, sold as seen service advised £200 - £300
Winning bid: £660
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322 Rotary, a 1960's ladies 9ct gold lady's Rotary 21 Jewels wristwatch, 1.5cm circular dial with baton numerals, on an integral 9ct gold textured bracelet strap, approximate weight all in 20 grams, boxed with receipt of purchase for 1968 and Guarantee Condition: dial discoloured, movement not tested £200 - £300
Winning bid: £170
323 Omega, a circa 1970's gents steel Omega wristwatch, 3cm circular silvered dial with baton numerals, Omega branded crown, black leather strap with Omega buckle, boxed with paperwork Condition: generally good with light wear, ticking £100 - £150
Winning bid: £240
324 Tudor Rolex, a gents steel Tudor Prince Oysterdate Rotor Self-|Winding wristwatch, 3cm circular silvered dial with baton numeral and date aperture at 3 o'clock, coronet branded crown, integral strap Condition: generally good overall with light wear, ticking £700 - £1,000
Winning bid: £600
325 Omega, a circa 1960's lady's 9ct gold Omega wristwatch, 1.5cm circular dial, on an integral 9ct gold bark textured bracelet strap, together with a 1960's lady's Jaeger Le Coultre stainless steel wristwatch, No.68217 (2) Condition: Omega with mottled dial. Jaeger with cracked glazing and lacking part of the back cover £250 - £400
Winning bid: £220
326 A Victorian 18ct gold open faced pocket keywind gents pocket watch, 4.5cm white enamel dial with Roman numerals No.42950 and subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, the casework London 1867, approximate weight all in 97 grams all in Condition: generally good overall, movement not tested £400 - £500
Winning bid: £780
327 Rolex, a circa 1960s lady's 9ct gold Rolex Precision wristwatch, 1.5cm circular champagne dial with baton numerals and dagger hands, (lacking crown), integral 9ct gold strap, approximate weight all in 19.5 grams, box Condition: some dial discolouration, lacking crown, £250 - £300
Winning bid: £230
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328 Rolex, a circa 1930's lady's platinum and rose gold Art Deco Rolex wristwatch head. 1cm rectangular silvered dial, backplate No.3221, 1568 Condition: generally good overall, overwound £400 - £600
Winning bid: £360
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329 Bernex, a circa 1970's lady's 9ct gold Bernex wristwatch, 1.5cm circular silvered dial with baton numerals, backplate inscription, integral 9ct bracelet strap, approximate weight all in 13 grams Condition: good overall with light wear, movement not tested £100 - £150
Winning bid: £90
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330 Hamilton, a circa 1980's gents 18ct gold Hamilton Automatic chronograph wristwatch, 3.5cm circular white dial with triple subsidiary dials, date aperture at 3 o'clock, tan leather strap with branded buckle, boxed Condition: good/average, working order £1,500 - £2,000
Unsold
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331 A Victorian 18ct gold open faced pocket watch, key wind, 4cm dial with Roman numerals, bright cut engraved casework, London 1861 Condition: good overall, movement not tested £400 - £500
Winning bid: £640
332 Rolex, a circa 1930's gold gents Rolex Oyster wristwatch, 2.5cm circular silvered dial with subsidiary seconds dial, Oyster Patent crown, backplate No.36694, 2416, tan leather strap, box Condition: good overall, ticking £2,000 - £2,500
Winning bid: £1,700
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333 Jaeger Le Coultre, a circa 1960's 18ct gold gents Jaeger Le Coulrre mechanical wind wristwatch, 3cm circular dial, backplate No.271800, black leather strap Condition: dial mottled, ticking £500 - £800
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334 Jaeger Le Coultre, a circa 1940's/50's Jaeger Le Coultre military waterproof wristwatch, 3cm circular illuminous black dial with subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock and broad arrow mark, backplate with WWW mark and No.283591-F12887, tan leather strap Condition: light/average wear, not ticking £300 - £500
Winning bid: £1,000
335 A 9ct gold open-faced top wind pocket watch, 4.5cm white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, the casework Birmingham 1922, on a 9ct chain, approximate weight all in 99 grams Condition: dial chipped, otherwise generally good overall, ticking £300 - £500
Winning bid: £420
336 ****AUCTIONEER TO ANNOUNCE ITEM IS SILVER GILT ****Hebdomas Patent, a 9ct Hebdomas full Hunter top wind pocket watch 4.5cm dial with visible movement,  approximate weight all in 89 grams all in Condition: generally good overall, ticking, glass missing £400 - £500
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337 Garrard, a 1960's 9ct gold Garrard top wind pocket watch, 4cm silvered dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, backplate presentation inscription, approximate weight all in 53 grams, boxed Condition: good overall, ticking £100 - £150
Winning bid: £180
338 Bennett of Norwich, a George III 18ct gold fusee open-faced pocket watch, 4.5cm white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, brass fusee movement by Bennett of Norwich, movement number 501, diamond end stone to mask engraved balance cock, 18ct gold hallmark for London 1815, engine turned case, total gross weight approx 91 grams (key) Condition: good, dial good, case good (minor wear only), movement currently working £500 - £800
Winning bid: £780
339 Omega-A 1970's Omega automatic Seamaster wristwatch, gold tone dial, diameter approx. 30mm, 9ct gold case on an 18ct gold link bracelet strap, total gross weight approx. 98.5gms Condition: Average wear and tear £1,000 - £1,500
Winning bid: £1,250
340 Jaeger Le Coultre, a circa 1950's gents steel Jaeger Le Coultre wristwatch, 3cm circular champagne dial with blued dagger hands, backplate No.6225, black leather strap Condition: case with light wear, ticking £250 - £350
Winning bid: £210
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341 Cartier, a bi-metal Cartier Santos Ronde wristwatch, 3cm circular brushed slate grey dial with octagonal bezel, date aperture at 3 o'clock, sapphire set crown, integral steel bracelet with Cartier branded deployment clasp, backplate No. 296643899 Condition: generally good overall with light wear only, ticking £400 - £600
Winning bid: £300
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342 Rolex, a mid 20th Century lady's steel Rolex Precision wristwatch, 2cm circular champagne dial with subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, backplate No.597679, later steel bracelet strap Condition: dial discoloured, ticking £80 - £120
Winning bid: £160
343 Buren, an 18ct gold Buren open faced top wind vest pocket watch, 4.5cm dial with subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, the casework Birmingham 1928, approximate weight all in 55 grams Condition: average with some dial wear and light case dents, ticking £300 - £400
Winning bid: £440
344 Jaeger Le Coultre, a circa 1950's gents steel Jaeger Le Coultre wristwatch head, 3cm circular dial with illuminous numerals and subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, backplate No.490286 Condition: dial discoloured, average wear, ticking £100 - £150
Winning bid: £170
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345 A circa 1960's 18ct yellow gold organic form bracelet dress watch, set with sapphires and diamonds, the centre with sprung cover revealing a mechanical Bucherer lady's watch, the central section comprising eleven small round faceted blue sapphires and eight small round brilliant-cut diamonds, graduating to tongue box snap clasp, stamped 750 and CB, approx 18cm long, total gross weight approx 48.5gms Condition: good, no obvious damage or repair, watch currently in working order £1,500 - £2,000
Winning bid: £1,300
346 A 1930's 9ct gold open faced top wind pocket watch, 4cm champagne dial with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, inscribed to inner case, P.J.M 31-12-34, approximately 50 grams all in, in an easel display box Condition: generally good, not ticking £100 - £200
Winning bid: £200
347 Omega, a circa 1940's gents 18kt gold Omega moonphase wristwatch, 3cm square silvered dial with dagger hands and numerals, day/month and moon apertures, Movement No. 11563120, branded crown, leather strap with Omega buckle Condition:generally good overall with light wear, missing large hand, movement not tested and sold as seen, service advised £5,000 - £6,000
Winning bid: £4,000
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348 A late 19th Century 18ct gold full hunter pocket watch, 4.5cm white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, heraldry to the front, monogram to the backplate,  total gross weight approximately  75.9 grams, boxed  Condition: dial with chips, case with average wear, overwound £250 - £400
Winning bid: £620
349 A Victorian lady's 18ct gold open faced key wind pocket watch, 3.5cm bright cut dial with Roman numerals, the casework London 1842, boxed (key) Condition: good overall, movement not tested £750
Unsold
350 Longines, a circa 1970's gents 18ct gold Longines Automatic Conquest wristwatch, 3cm champagne dial with dagger hands and numerals, branded crown, black leather strap Condition: dial mottled, ticking £400 - £600
Winning bid: £820
351 An early 20th Century silver cased lady's top wind fob watch, 2.5cm white enamel dial with Roman numerals, diamond set monogram to the backplate Condition:generally good overall, overwound £400 - £500
Unsold
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352 Rolex, an early 20th Century lady's silver Rolex lady's wristwatch,  2.5cm octagonal case with a silvered dial, import marks to inside cover for London 1919, black leather strap Condition: some light wear to case, ticking, new winder & replacement leather strap £150 - £250
Winning bid: £300
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360 An 18th/19th century navette shaped gilt metal and enamel mourning brooch, set with a plait of hair, the black enamel inscribed 'HOW PLEASANT IS THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE JUST', the border chased with foliate scrolls, approx 1.8cm x 3cm Condition: wear to glass, the reverse with evidence of a replacement pin and clasp soldered £140 - £180
Winning bid: £140
361 An early 18th century gold momento mori mourning ring, the band engraved with a skull, inscribed to inner 'S.S ob Aug 9 1712 Æ 51, makers mark WM, size S, approx. 3.5gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as 18ct gold Condition: good, remnants of black enamel, wear and tear only £1,600 - £2,000
Winning bid: £1,600
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362 A mid-18th century gold and black enamel mourning ring, the scrolling band applied with black enamel inscribed 'C,LANSDOWN OB 12 JAN 1749 Æ 45, size Q, approx. 4.1gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as 18ct  Condition: good, no obvious signs of damage or repair, no enamel loss just wear and tear commensurate with age £800 - £1,000
Winning bid: £900
363 A late 18th century yellow gold navette shaped sentimental ring, set with a portrait miniature of a lady in a pink dress, beaded border, monogrammed to verso 'JB', bright-cut engraved shoulders, size Q, total gross weight approx. 7gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as 18ct Condition: good, no obvious signs of repair, small split to underside, wear and tear only £3,400 - £3,800
Winning bid: £2,900
364 A late 18th/early 19th century gold and silver sentimental ring, set with a glazed compartment with a portrait miniature within a border of paste stones, bright-cut engraved shoulders, size Q½, total gross weight approx 6.4gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 9ct gold Condition: good, no obvious signs of damage or repair, wear and tear only £750 - £950
Winning bid: £800
365 A George III gold, enamel and seed pearl mourning bracelet, the central gold navette shaped clasp set with a painted ivory miniature of a lady and lamb, within a blue and white enamelled border, approx 3.5cm x 2.5cm, on an eight string bracelet of seed pearls, box clasp, approx 18cm long, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct gold Condition: overall good, no obvious signs of damage, evidence of restringing to pearls £600 - £640
Winning bid: £620
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366 A George III gold oval mourning pendant, painted in sepia with a sorrowful figure before an urn on plinth, inscribed 'Wm FREKE ESQ REST IN PEACE OB.18.NOV.1782' applied with hair, pearls and bright-cut engraved gold, the slightly curved construction with tongue and box clasps at either end and mounted with a pendant loop, approx 3cm wide x 4.8cm over loop, total gross weight approx 18.1gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct, with the clasps testing as approx 9ct gold Condition: good o £1,150 - £1,350
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367 An 18th century navette shaped gold framed mourning pendant, the classical female stands holding a spindle before a monument inscribed 'VIRTUE', the reverse set with hair and gold initials, bright-cut engraved gold frame, approx 3cm x 5cm over loop, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct gold Condition: good overall, no obvious signs of damage or repair, minor nibble to edge of glass, on the reverse the glass is etched with initials (the image shows a large patch on the reverse, this is ju £700 - £900
Winning bid: £850
368 An 18th century large gold framed oval mourning pendant, enclosing blue enamel set with seed pearls with the initial 'L' draped with gold chain and inscribed 'AMITIE', within a border of seed pearls and gold stars, the reverse with a portrait of a young lady, approx 5cm x 7.5 over loop, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct gold Condition: wear and tear to glass, minor chip to edge, three seed pearls loose but within glaze, one gold star lacking, portrait very faint £700 - £800
Winning bid: £700
369 An 18th century gold framed oval mourning pendant, the engine turned blue enamel set with seed pearl initials and flowers, the reverse enclosing plaits of hair and gold initials, approx 4cmx 6.5cm over loop, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct gold Condition: good overall, minor chip to edge of glass, general wear, a few minor losses to seed pearls £700 - £800
Winning bid: £680
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370 A large early 19th century gold, enamel and hairwork swivel mourning pendant/brooch, the blue guilloche enamel applied with seed pearl initials 'WK', locks of hair, seed pearls and gold thread, the reverse with opaline guilloche enamel applied with hair, seed pearls, lyre, and gold thread, approx 6.5cm x 7.5cm, the inner frame tests as approx 15ct and the outer frame approx 9ct gold Condition: wear and tear, hairline crack to opaline enamel, some losses to seed pearls and gold thread though st £700 - £800
Winning bid: £680
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371 A 19th century gold mounted octagonal miniature portrait pendant/brooch, inset with a fine portrait of a lady within a seed pearl set surround, the reverse with bright-cut decoration, 3.7cm x 2.5cm, total gross weight approx 7.7gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct gold Condition: good, wear and tear only £1,800 - £2,000
Unsold
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372 An 18th/19th century gold oval mourning brooch/pendant, painted with a lady in a green dress holding a lamb, beside a boy with shepherd's crook, sheep and a dog, the reverse set with a plait of hair applied with gold initials, bright-cut engraved decoration, approx 4.5cm x 5.5cm, total gross weight approx 30.9gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct gold Condition: good overall, general wear and tear, scratches to glass £2,000 - £2,200
Winning bid: £2,000
373 Two 19th century gilt metal, coral and hairwork brooches; a gilt metal and hairwork rectangular brooch; a yellow metal and black enamel stud inscribed 'IN MEMORY OF'; together with a 19th century foiled-back white topaz brooch; a group of six 19th century paste-set brooches, including garnet, amethyst, emerald and sapphire coloured paste stones, and hairwork, one dated 1831, in unmarked yellow metal and one steelwork (11) Condition: some obvious repair to some, general wear overall £320 - £400
Winning bid: £320
374 A late 19th century alabaster and gold oval brooch, carved in high relief depicting cherubs, in a gold rub-over frame, approx 4cm x 4.5cm, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 9ct; together with two unmounted shell cameos, one depicting Athena and The Owl; and the other a classical female (3) Condition: alabaster brooch - one cherub missing an arm, head missing off bird, general wear and scratches; shell cameos - both broken £80 - £120
Winning bid: £75
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375 A mid-19th century gold and hairwork mourning brooch, the central glazed compartment enclosing feathers of hair, gold openwork frame, the reverse inscribed Sarah Young, died Nov 23 1857 aged 68', approx 4.7cm x 3.7cm, total gross weight approx 15.4gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 15ct; together with two 19th century yellow metal and hairwork brooches (3) Condition: all three brooches have evidence of repair work £160 - £200
Winning bid: £140
376 A 19th century gold and hairwork mourning brooch, in the form of a lyre, approx 2cm x 2.5cm, total gross weight approx 1.9gms, unmarked yellow metal tests as approx 18ct gold Condition: good, no obvious signs of damage or repair £250 - £350
Winning bid: £240
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377 Two 18th/19th century ivory Memento Mori coffin pendants, one with a swivel cover; and a wooden example enclosing a carved bone mummy, largest 6cm long, smallest 3.5cm long (3) Condition: good, wear and tear £500 - £700
Winning bid: £680
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378 A collection of twelve 18th century enamel and seed pearl sentimental and mourning navette shape cartouches, two purple and ten blue guilloche enamels applied with seed pearls, predominantly desgins of floral sprays but also stag, heron, sheep, with three inscribed 'AGNUS DEI', ' SOUVENIR' and 'GAGE DE MON AMOUR', cased in a glazed oval ebonised frame, the reversed illegibly inscribed, approx 23cm x 28cm £1,400 - £1,800
Winning bid: £1,600
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379 A George III mahogany octagonal sewing box, the hinged cover set with an oval ivory miniature painted with a lady resting on a plaque inscribed 'HOPE', the glazed cartouche painted with gold and blue detail, within an inlaid border of satinwood, harewood and ivory, the box set with eight further miniatures painted with classical females and one of Britannia, further satinwood stringing, the hinged cover opening to reveal a pink lined sewing tray, enclosing sewing tools, threads, needles, a jocke £700 - £800
Winning bid: £750
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380 A Queen Anne style mahogany miniature chest on stand, triple arched pediment over two short and three long drawers, swing handle, the oversailing top raised on six turned spindle legs, shaped stretches, pad feet, approx 32.5cm high, 20cm wide, 12.5cm deep £240 - £320
Winning bid: £300
381 A 19th century silk-lined morocco gilt tooled box, the hinged cover enclosing two removable sectioned trays, with a further fixed tray to base, decorated throughout with scrollwork, approx 15.5cm high x 18cm wide x 17.5cm deep; together with a smaller red morocco box, the hinged cover opening to reveal a green silk and velvet interior, gilt tooled decoration overall, approx 14.5cm x 14.5cm x 4cm (2) £150 - £250
Winning bid: £190
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400 Two late-Georgian handmade cut-out Valentines, no date, intricate snowflake-like patterns depicting doves and hearts with handwritten verse, the hand-coloured example opening with 'Kind Girl, alow a tender youth to send these trembling lines And speake the secrets of his heart on the day of Valentine'; the other example closes with 'If you refuse to be my wife, you will bereive me of my life, pale death at last must stand my friend, and turn my sorrows at an end'. Framed & glazed. 32cm by 32cm ( £3,500 - £4,500
Winning bid: £3,000
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401 Helga von Cramm (1840-1919), St. Nicolaus, Christmas card design depicting flowers and snow-capped mountains, signed with initials 'H.v.C.', accompanying verse (the ink rather faint), frame bearing Thomas E. Doe of Worcester label to verso, inscribed, 'A rejected Christmas card, Drawn by the Baroness Helga von Cramm, Words by Frances Ridley Havergal'. 19.5cm by 15cm £30 - £40
Winning bid: £30
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402 Collection of four mechanical Valentines: A late-Georgian "dissolving" picture, c.1820, watercolour design of cupid with dove carrying love letter, pull-tab reveals picture of church with dove carrying wedding ring, the whole mounted on a later Valentine of c.1840 by J. L. Marks (its central image obscured by the dissolving/mechanical card); hand-coloured lithographic Valentine by Dean & Son, c.1860, pull-tab makes gentleman emerge from behind tree to kiss fashionable young lady, moonlight, insc £250 - £300
Winning bid: £260
403 Collection of three Georgian "beehive" Valentines (also known as "cobwebs", "flower cages" or "birdcages"), rare mechanical cards in which a secret message is revealed by pulling a piece of thread to lift concentric circles of a web. 1: Hand-painted rose and forget-me-nots lifting to reveal gilt illustration of flame on sacred hearth with quiver and arrows, embossed border, Dobbs Patent New Bridge Street Blackfriars, handwritten verse ('All the powers of love combine, A flame to kindle in this h £700 - £800
Winning bid: £660
404 'Flowers of Fortune', early-Victorian handmade fortune-telling Valentine, c.1840, the central flower can be twisted open to reveal different attributes on each petal ('clever', 'sincere', 'obliging' and so on), the surrounding border of hand-painted embossed flowers and leaves can be turned back to reveal different professions ('an artist', 'an Officer', 'a Policeman', 'a Gardener' and so on), 22cm by 20cm. Together with a handmade "wheel of fortune" Valentine game, which can be spun on its silk £1,200 - £1,600
Winning bid: £1,250
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405 Collection of nine mid-Victorian 3-D Valentines, including two mechanical examples (one dating from c.1860 with revolving forget-me-nots), two in box-form with silk tabs to open (one inscribed verso, 'from a faithful Valentine') (9) £200 - £220
Winning bid: £170
406 Collection of "Vinegar Valentines" (comic insulting cards) comprising: folded paper lace card, c.1870, central design depicting "stuffed" lady in taxidermy dome (chromolithographic face, fabric dress, embossed paper leaves and real grasses), accompanying verse, 'My late dear Wife, preserved in a glass case, She was such a darling Pet that I had her stuffed, Will you be my second?'; mechanical hand-coloured lithographic card by Wood c.1860, the pull-tab making the "Champagne Charley swell" take h £120 - £180
Winning bid: £120
407 Collection of 14 Victorian die-cut chromolithographic Christmas cards, including sailor boys, flowers, moon, painter's palette, Christmas tree with garden birds, fan, tea set with biscuits, and others. Manufacturer's include Hildesheimer & Faulkner, and Rapahel Tuck (14) £50 - £60
Winning bid: £45
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408 Collection of four Victorian chromolithographic 3-D/pop-up Christmas cards: free-standing bed with four boys enjoying Christmas presents and food; free-standing table with silk top bearing festive greeting, by Hadelberg; gentleman with monocle reading newspaper; four sleeping boys in bed beneath framed message, 'Love One Another', opens to reveal them having a pillow fight, by Raphael Tuck. Together with nine Victorian cartoon/humour/comic Christmas cards, mostly involving food & drink, chromoli £140 - £180
Winning bid: £150
409 Collection of five Victorian chromolithographic mechanical Christmas & New Year cards: 1) c.1870 card depicting bouquet of flowers, opens to reveal elaborate three-dimensional representation of family skating on a frozen lake and, above, an interior scene with family decorating Christmas tree; 2) c.1870 mechanical peepshow, four-card construction, central oval picture opens to reveal 3-D winter landscape with sea and sailing vessel; 3) c.1870 pop-up card, Gothic windows opening to reveal interio £180 - £200
Winning bid: £160
410 Collection of seven Victorian chromolithographic Christmas cards, mechanical and pop-up/3-D, c.1860-1890, comprising: three-dimensional free-standing Nativity scene with stained glass window effect; elaborate embossed card depicting roses and doves with pull-tab that flips out illustrations of angels; 3-D silvered paper lace card depicting altar with cherubs; 'Joyous Christmas' ivory effect card, silk tab opens doors to reveal 3-D angels and baby Jesus; die-cut card of cherub beneath snow-covere £120 - £140
Winning bid: £110
411 Collection of 12 Victorian chromolithographic Christmas cards, c.1860-1880, including mechanical, 3-D, pop-up and die-cut designs (12) £250 - £350
Winning bid: £200
412 Collection of 10 Victorian "sachet" Christmas cards (sometimes scented sachets were sent instead of cards), c.1860-1880, most featuring embossed or elaborate paper lace borders (including silver and gold), some with central chromolithographic illustrations and festive motifs, manufacturers include E. Rimmel of the Strand; two boxed/cased sachets; one example, depicting figures approaching the glow of a cottage in moonlight, is complete with its original envelope, addressed to Miss Seaman, Great £50 - £60
Winning bid: £50
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413 Collection of Victorian & Edwardian Christmas cards, novelty/cartoon/humour, publishers include Raphael Tuck, Angus Thomas, Marcus Ward, Hildesheimer, R. Canton. To include cards depicting Punch & Judy, two "Kissmas" cards (one with applied wooden doll), several rebus cards (images used instead of words), and one Christmas card with applied plaster baby and verse ('Wishes Sincere'), inscribed in black ink verso, 'always looking out for squalls!!', complete with original envelope addressed to G. £220 - £260
Winning bid: £210
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414 Animals. Collection of 30 Victorian chromolithographic Christmas cards depicting animals (cats, dogs, monkeys, chickens, mice, pigs, birds, rabbits), to include five die-cut/shaped cards (two baskets open to reveal a hen and chicks). Publishers include Marcus Ward, Hildesheimer & Faulkner, Raphael Tuck (30) £360 - £400
Winning bid: £320
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415 Animals / Anthropomorphic. Collection of 27 Victorian & Edwardian chromolithographic greetings cards depicting anthropomorphic animals, predominantly Christmas cards. Including depictions of robins drinking wine and eating Christmas pudding; a goat running a milk cart; frogs playing a drum; monkeys dining at a table; a dog cooking a pork chop; cats taking photographs; mice wearing dresses; cats smoking cigars; cats on a racetrack; monkeys drinking tea (by Helena Maguire); cats reading books and £500 - £540
Winning bid: £380
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416 'Dolly's Dressmaker', London: A. N. Myers, [c.1860], hand-coloured lithographic sheet of outfit designs, 12 numbered sheets of patterns, publisher's paper covers with ties and hand-coloured lithographic pictorial title, publisher's advertisements for 'Educational Publications' pasted to inside cover, scarce. Together with an Edwardian children's dressing-up fashion game, chromolithographic die-cut outfits and accessories with interchangeable heads of lady and young girl, housed in pictorial card £2,500 - £2,900
Winning bid: £2,400
417 Collection of children's illustrated picture books, to include Only a Jap Dollee, die-cut binding, London: Raphael Tuck, no date; Catharine Susan's Calendar for 1908, by Kathleen Ainslie, London: Castell Brothers, no date; Apple Pie, by Kate Greenaway, London: Warne & Co. Ltd., no date; Three Old Favourites, illustrated by Frank Adams, London: Blackie & Son, no date; Mon Village by Hansi ('Edition De Luxe'), Paris: Floury, no date, and others, together with a Hoffman's Starch advertising 'Blotti £160 - £200
Winning bid: £160
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418 Late-Georgian commonplace book, featuring 26 pages of manuscript verse and watercolour illustrations. The book includes a watercolour depiction of a slave looking heavenwards, 'Where slaves once more their native land behold', signed with initials 'M.W.'. The book also includes a page of verse relating to Lord Nelson, with watercolour wreath and flag inscribed 'Victory, Death, Nelson!'; a watercolour illustration of 'A View from Lymestone, Devon', signed 'M.C.' and dated 1810; a grisaille waterc £100 - £140
Winning bid: £200
419 Mid-Victorian commonplace book, c.1860, featuring 126 pages of manuscript verse embellished with pencil and watercolour illustrations and contemporary mounted engravings, to include Valentine interest (illustrations and verse on Dobbs embossed paper). Quarto, worn contemporary calf £70 - £90
Winning bid: £55
420 William IV period commonplace book, featuring 130 pages of manuscript verse embellished with pencil and watercolour illustrations and contemporary pasted engravings & lithographs; the book is formed of plain and coloured paper. The book includes watercolour illustrations of butterflies, pasted 'toy theatre' characters, fashion plates, topographical views, portraits. Quarto, worn paper boards £90 - £100
Winning bid: £75
421 Pair of Georgian hand-coloured mezzotint engravings, 18th-century satires on fashion: 'What is this my Son Tom' (depicting fashionable young macaroni with outrageous wig), published in London by Sayer & Bennett, 24 June 1774; 'Is this my Daughter Ann' (depicting young lady with towering toupee), engraved by James Watson after Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, published in Covent Garden by Sarah Sledge, 27 June 1774. Presented in wooden Hogarth frames, each measuring 36cm by 25.5cm (frame window). Caricat £340 - £380
Winning bid: £580
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422 Collection of late-18th century colour stipple engravings depicting children playing, one uncoloured example, in oval gilt frames (8) £240 - £280
Winning bid: £230
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423 Set of four late-18th century hand-coloured mezzotints depicting the seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter), the figures displaying fashion of the Georgian period, in Hogarth frames, 22cm by 16.5cm (4) £300 - £340
Winning bid: £230
CLOSED!
424 Naive English School, pair of Regency miniature portraits of children holding birds (one a goldfinch), watercolour, in oval frames, 8.5cm diameter (frame window, top to bottom) (2) £320 - £360
Winning bid: £500