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A unique run of very early English cast-iron railway parapet railing
£5,000 the lotA unique run of very early English cast-iron railway parapet railing
comprising six stanchions, three each of large and small - alternating, decorated with recessed panels and linked with two cast iron rails running through them; very heavily sand-cast, old paint, the rails cut for removal,£5,000 the lot -
A pair of large British steel and glass railway signal lamps,
£1,975 the pairA pair of large British steel and glass railway signal lamps,
each unit comprising four lamps with clear convex lenses set within a wide facia plate - each lamp directionally hooded, the colour filter and lamp-parts removed and replaced with programmable (or sound-sensitive) polychromatic LED lamps - dmx linked if preferred; to the rear, the workings encased in two weather-proofed compartments,£1,975 the pair -
A Victorian cast iron weight-limit sign for a canal-bridge
£375A Victorian cast iron weight-limit sign for a canal-bridge
the rectangular plate with a raised border and inset corners, cast in relief with raised lettering: "WARWICK AND BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION, TO TRACTION ENGINE DRIVERS AND OTHERS, THIS BRIDGE IS INSUFFICIENT TO CARRY WEIGHTS BEYOND THE ORDINARY TRAFFIC OF THE DISTRICT 24 & 25 VICT GAP 70 , NOTICE, NO LOCOMOTIVE TRACTION OR OTHER ENGINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PASS OVER THIS BRIDGE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE CANAL COMPANY, BY ORDER"£375 -
Cricket, Railways, and Agriculture,
£250Cricket, Railways, and Agriculture,
A framed chromolithograph by Spy (Sir Leslie Ward) picturing Charles George Lyttleton, 8th Viscount Cobham, Liberal MP for East Worcestershire. A first class cricketer who played 35 first class matches in his life, he was elected President of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1888. Cobham was also a member of the Tennis Committee of the MCC and was responsible for framing standardised rules for the new sport of lawn tennis. These unified Laws of Lawn Tennis were published on 29 May 1875.£250
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Portrait by Andre Derain, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
£800Portrait by Andre Derain, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£800 -
Autumn by Abraham Rattner, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 3.
£600Autumn by Abraham Rattner, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 3.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£600 -
Stars by Wassily Kandinsky, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 2.
£800Stars by Wassily Kandinsky, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 2.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£800 -
18th Century French Engravings of Dogs
£175 each18th Century French Engravings of Dogs
Published for, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière (1749–1804), which was the first modern attempt to systematically present all existing knowledge in the fields of natural history, geology, and anthropology.£175 each