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Rapin de Troyas, History of England
Rapin de Troyas, History of England British, mid 18th century, translated from the French with notes by Nicolas Tindal, five books (volume 4 bound in two parts), London, printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1743 and 1744, copper plate engravings of maps (volume 3 with map of North America showing California as an island), genealogical tables, monarchs and monuments, leather-covered boards, ridged spines with gilt lettering, 15-5/8 x 10-5/8 in.
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Edward Rooker, after Michael
Edward Rooker, after Michael 'Angelo' Rooker/The New Front of the Archbishop of York's Palace at Bishopthorpe, 1769/engraving, 33.5cm x 54.5cm
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A Molteno Edward IV being
A Molteno Edward IV being introduced to Jane Shore stipple engraving
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1 vol. (Freind, John.) An
1 vol. (Freind, John.) An Account of The Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain; Chiefly Since The Raising of The Siege of Barcelona, 1706. London: J. Bowyer, 1707. 8vo, contemp. blind-paneled speckled calf, spine gilt, red morocco spine label, edges sprinkled red. Some internal dampstaining.
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1934
1934
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Early Abraham Ortelius hand-colored
Early Abraham Ortelius hand-colored 1584 map of the Low Countries (Belgium) with four ornate cartouches and a compass rose showing the English Chanel and part of Britain. 15.75"h.x19.5"w.
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English School, 16th
English School, 16th Century/Portrait of a Nobleman/possibly Sir Henry Bedingfeld of Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk/half-length, wearing a black doublet and fur trimmed coat, a jewelled black cap and ornate gold chains suspending a seal fob/inscribed upper left An Dn 1566 and upper right Aeta Sua 51/oil on panel, 45.5cm x 31cm, laid on a modern linen backed wood panel/Provenance: from the collection of Harry Wolton QC
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Ferdinand Roybet (French
Ferdinand Roybet (French 1840-1920)/Portrait of a Gentleman/half-length, wearing 17th Century costume of a black hat, lace collar and red cloak, holding a pendant in his left hand/signed upper left/oil on panel, 81.25cm x 63.5cm/Provenance: Lord Farnham Collection, Christie's, 15th May 2003/see illustration
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Early Latin book dated 1288 (?).
Early Latin book dated 1288 (?).
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) PONTUX EVXINUS Hand coloured engraving: 20 1/4 x 14 1/4 in (sight size) Framed'
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MANNER OF ABRAHAM ORTELIS
MANNER OF ABRAHAM ORTELIS (1527-1598) OR GERHARD MERCATOR (1512-1594), IRLANDT coloured engraving, 35cm x 48cm, dated 1572, in later gilt frame and glazed
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JUSEPE DE RIBERA (Spanish
JUSEPE DE RIBERA (Spanish 1588-1652). MARTYRDOM OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW etching trimmed margins in good conditon. Unknown collector's mark ''J. Peoli'' on verso - Unframed plate: 11 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in.
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Four 17th and 18th century European
Four 17th and 18th century European engravings (Schley, Moncornet, Berger, and Merian); Jakobus van der Schley (Dutch, 1715-1779), the cuckold suitor; Baltazar Moncornet (French, 1600-1668), country landscape with figures leading cattle and goats; Daniel Berger (German, 1744-1824), mystical lamp with Hebrew script above; Matthaus Merian (Swiss, 17th century), rustic scene with gent chopping wood. Largest: 4 1/2" x 6 1/4". Light glue discoloration to two.
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LODINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI
LODINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI METROPOLIS MAPGeorge Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Published, Cologne, 1579, engraved by Hoefnagel, with four figures in foreground, a decorative cartouche, the arms of Queen Elizabeth displayed in the top left hand corner, with the arms of the City on the right, text in Latin on the reverse. Hand colored later, framed, mounted with conservation back for viewing. Site measurement 12.25 in by 18.5 in.
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AFTER BROOKS ENGRAVED BY FOUGERON
AFTER BROOKS ENGRAVED BY FOUGERON VIEW OF THE RIGHT HONERABLE EARL OF BURLINGTON along with another print Hand colored engraving: 11 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. Framed; Boudin and Fletcher; ''A View of the Great Clock St. Mark's place Venice '' hand colored engraving: 15 x 19 1/2 in.
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O/B PORTRAIT OF MAN DATED
O/B PORTRAIT OF MAN DATED 1587Miniature oil on panel portrait, dated 1587, of a bearded man, manner of Michiel Jansz Van Mierevelt (Dutch, 1567-1641). Inscribed Aetatis Suae 67 (At the age of 67). Self-frame is part of the wood panel. 6-1/4" x 4-1/4" overall. Continental.
Condition:
Some warping to panel, overall cracquelure, 1" area of edge chipping at right side of painting near frame edge; overall good condition.
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JACOBUS HOUBRAKEN (DUTCH,
JACOBUS HOUBRAKEN (DUTCH, 1698-1780), TEN ENGRAVINGS FROM THE HEADS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF GREAT BRITAIN Engravings, 18th century (possibly later printings), to include: "John Russell, The First Earl of Bedford," "Francis Russell, The Second Earl of Bedford," "Robert Rich, Earl of Warwick," "Henry Boyle, Lord Carleton," "Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel," "Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland," "Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham," "Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk," "Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham," and "Robert Earl of Lindsey," presented in uniform matting and framing.
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AFTER BROOKS ENGRAVED BY FOUGERON
AFTER BROOKS ENGRAVED BY FOUGERON VIEW OF THE RIGHT HONERABLE EARL OF BURLINGTON along with another print Hand colored engraving: 11 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. Framed; Boudin and Fletcher; ''A View of the Great Clock St. Mark's place Venice '' hand colored engraving: 15 x 19 1/2 in.
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PHOTOGRAVURE - 'Christophe Colomb a
PHOTOGRAVURE - 'Christophe Colomb a la Cour de Ferdinand le Catholique et d'Isabelle de Castille' print par V. Brozik 1884 publ by Goupil et Cie in black molded frame SS: 20'' x 29'' OS: 29'' x 36 1/2'' heavily foxed.
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HUBERTUS QUELLINUS, ENGRAVING, 17TH
HUBERTUS QUELLINUS, ENGRAVING, 17TH C. Hubertus Quellinus (Flemish, 1619 -1687) after a c. 1665 drawing by Erasmus Quellinus (Flemish, 1607-1678), portrait of Philip IV of Spain seated on a throne, backed by his coat of arms, his son, the future Charles II, at his knee, beneath a canopy over which two angels hold a cartouche inscribed "Vota Publica" and with further inscriptions, to left a female figure with a winged putto nearby, offering a sacrifice on an altar encircled by a serpent, with emblematic figures and a lion, on laid paper laid down on modern paper backing, loose and unframed, 20.75"h x 13.75"w (sheet)
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THREE ANTIQUE PORTRAITS OF
THREE ANTIQUE PORTRAITS OF THEOLOGIANS Oil on canvas, 19th century, unsigned, each inscribed with the sitter's identity in Latin along top edge of canvas, presenting in matching oval gilt composition frames; depicting Roger Bacon, The first a portrait of Roger Bacon, an English philosopher and Franciscan friar, numbered 374 along lower edge of canvas; the second depicting Philip Melanchton, a German Christian Lutheran reformer and collaborator with Martin Luther, numbered 376 along lower edge of canvas; and the third an unidentified figure inscribed "Angelus Pol Gretin" above and numbered 373 below.
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THE RUBAIYAT, ILLUSTRATED BY
THE RUBAIYAT, ILLUSTRATED BY ELIHU VEDDER, 1884 Edward Fitzgerald, trans.; THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, THE ASTRONOMER-POET OF PERSIA (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1884) folio, full pictorial cloth.
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ARISTOTLE POLITICORUM 1621 OCTAVO
ARISTOTLE POLITICORUM 1621 OCTAVO ON VELLUM Politicorum. Libri VIII. Ludguni Batavorum 1621 8vo. Contemporary full vellum. [16] 1045 pages plus index. Provenance: From the Library of Doctor Manuel Lizondo Borda by Descent
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(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Anglia Regni
(MAP) ORTELIUS ABRAHAM Anglia Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp: Plantin 1570 or later]. Engraved map with hand-coloring. Framed and matted. Vertical crease to the center. 17 x 20 1/2 inches.
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*(BRADSTREET) FITZGERALD EDWARD
*(BRADSTREET) FITZGERALD EDWARD Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. New York: The Grolier Club 1885. 8vo bound by Bradstreet in full blue morocco ruled in gilt decorative endpapers. Limited edition one of 150 copies printed on Japan paper for the Grolier Club. Bookplate tipped to front pastedown; evidence of bookplate removal to f.f.e.p.
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After Sir William Russell
After Sir William Russell FlintIberian Flouncesa pairlimited edition numbered 486/850colour prints 31cm x 20cm (12.25" x 8")
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ATTRIBUTED TO THEODORE RUSSELL,
ATTRIBUTED TO THEODORE RUSSELL, PORTRAITAttributed to Theodore Russell(British, 1614-1689)Portrait of Catherine Greville (née Russell) Lady Brooke in mourning, circa 1644oil on paneltitled twice and dated on reverse, also with the Kimbolto
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1928
1928
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Dutch illuminated manuscript
Dutch illuminated manuscript probably 14th c. with approximately 197 vellum pages with a gilt and leather embossed binding bearing... ?
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Coronation Procession, 1838,
Coronation Procession, 1838, publisher, oblong 8vo, coloured, original cloth, slipcase
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An early 18th Century and later
An early 18th Century and later tortoiseshell and silver mounted mirror of arched shape with armorial of Fleming impaling Crowley to the cresting, 69cm x 39cm/Note: The arms of Crowley of Stourbridge, Worcester were granted in 1707 to the Quaker Sir Ambrose Crowley (1657-1713). Sir Ambrose Crowley was one of the wealthiest figures in the city of London having been a successful iron master, member of Parliament and director of The South Sea Company. His fourth surviving daughter Anna married Rich
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A collection of 7 lithographs of
A collection of 7 lithographs of kings and queens of England dated 1784. Together with some anatomical drawings.
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A ledger or cash book with
A ledger or cash book with entries dating between 1873 and 1883, together with a set of plates from a series titled Birds of New York, by Elon Howard Eaton (1915) in a portfolio, a copy of Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer (New York, 1896; vol. IV only) and a folio volume containing photographs of the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge.
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) DAPHNE
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS (1527-1598) DAPHNE ACADIAN PARADISE WITH VIEW OF ANTIOCH Hand coloured engraving: 19 1/4 x 14 in. Framed;
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AFTER POMPEO GIROLAMO BATONI
AFTER POMPEO GIROLAMO BATONI (italian 1708-1787) PORTRAIT OF EDWARD DERING Oil on canvas 21 x 18 in. (53.3 x 45.7cm) provenance: From the collection of Philip Rieff and Alison Douglas Knox, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ,000-1,500 Glue lined to a fabric support. Minor solvent abrasions. Scattered surface accretions. Old varnish residues. Discolored matte appearance to varnish.
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LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (DUTCH, 1494-1533)
LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (DUTCH, 1494-1533) 104 x 84 mm "St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata" (Holl. 120), 1514. Engraving on laid paper, initialed in the plate, collector's stamp of Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859, collector of Dutch prints) verso, trimmed to borderline, no watermarks, floated on cream mat in black frame, overall 11" x 10 ¼". Frederick Keppel & Co. Rare Engravings and Etchings, New York label on frame verso.