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SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE DOCUMENT, 1572
SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE DOCUMENT, 1572 James Sandiland (c.1511-1579, sometime Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, 1st Lord Torphichen) original manuscript document in Latin and English, June 3, 1572, to John Browne, with a large seal affixed; faintly endorsed verso; 1 p., on vellum, 8 x 9 1/2 in.
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1676 VOLUME "THE ANNALS OF
1676 VOLUME "THE ANNALS OF ENGLAND ..."1676 VOLUME "THE ANNALS OF ENGLAND ...", By Francis Bacon, Francis Goodwin and Morgan Goodwin. Fully titled The History of the Reigns of Henry the Seventh, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, and Queen Mary,. London: W.G. for R. Scot, et al, 1676. Leather. Quarto (11.75" x 8"). 201pp.
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A number of historic
A number of historic proclamations and other documents of the years 1659 to 1715 including the taking and subsequent execution of Lord Monmouth after the rebellion of 1685 proclamations after the treaty of Breda 1667 details of the court which sentenced Charles I in 1648 and a later court sentencing after the Jacobite rebellion in 1715.
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Jan Jansson (Dutch 1588-1664)
Jan Jansson (Dutch 1588-1664) "Somersettensis Comitatus Somerset Shire" and "Suthsexia vernacule Sussex" c. 1650 two hand-colored engraved copperplate maps from the Atlas Noveus with beautiful cartouches ships and compass roses sights 15 1/2 in. x 20 1/4 in. attractively matted and framed alike.
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SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE DOCUMENT, 1582
SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE DOCUMENT, 1582 Original manuscript document in Latin and English, January 23, 1582, pertaining to the guardianship and instruction of James Sandilands of Calder, 2nd Lord Torphichen (1576-1617, then a minor), witnessed and signed by 5 unidentified individuals, with two large seals affixed; endorsed, "Preceptum caisma et Joann. Cokburn de ormistom;" 1 p., on vellum, 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.
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SIX ENGLISH PRINTS BY J & J
SIX ENGLISH PRINTS BY J & J BOYDELL. Published June 6,1793. Views of Windsor, Buscot Park, Hampton Court, Rochester Bridge And Castle, Chelsea And Battersea and Lambeth. In gold leaf frames with light green watered silk mats. 16"h. 19.25"w.
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1766 LONDON CHRONICLE
1766 LONDON CHRONICLE NEWSPAPERFascinating early example. Dated April 24, 1766. shipping info This item can be shipped in-house.
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A late 16th/early 17th Century
A late 16th/early 17th Century coloured engraving - ''Map of the Shyre of Kent divided into five lathes therof'' - Map of Kent showing London part of Surrey and Sussex 7.75ins x 14.25ins (Anonymous - thought to be the second state of the first separate printed map of Kent which was first published circa 1580. This example is probably issued circa 1625) in modern gilt moulded frame and glazed Provenance : O'Shea Gallery 89 Lower Sloane Street London SW1W 8DA
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Christopher Saxton
Christopher Saxton (1540-1610)/Warwici Countatus Cornaviis Olim Inhabitus/first edition 1607, text on reverse/coloured engraved map, 28.5cm x 30.5cm
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Each dated 1916-S
Each dated 1916-S
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Jansson, 1646, Somersettensis
Jansson, 1646, Somersettensis Comitatus Somerset Shire, colour engraved part map, to Dtert Poynt, with armorial and vignette of shepherds with sheep, 36cm x 24cm
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CHRISTOPHER SAXTON (1540-1610)
CHRISTOPHER SAXTON (1540-1610) AND JOHN SPEED (1552-1629), THE KINGDOME OF ENGLAND coloured engraving, 39cm x 51cm, published by Abraham Goos, 1646, in later gilt frame and glazed
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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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1 vol. English Commonwealth Period
1 vol. English Commonwealth Period Imprints: (Cromwell, Oliver.) His Highness Speech to The Parliament in The Painted Chamber, at Their Dissolution,... January, 1654. London: Henry Hills, 1654[5]. Sm. 4to, 19th-Century 1/2 calf & marbled bds.; scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed. Some internal dampstaining. Wing C-7170D. Bound with: (_ _.) A Declaration of His Highness by The Advice of Council,... Reasons... Securing The Peace of The Commonwealth... London: Henry Hills and John Field, 1655. Sm. 4to. Some internal dampstaining. Thomason E-1065[1]. Also bound with: Fiennes, Lord Nathaniel. The Speech of... Made before his Highnesse and both Houses of Parliament:... 27th of January, 1658. 4to. Some dampstaining. All trimmed - a few heads shaved close. Wing F-.
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English School, circa 1840/Piazza
English School, circa 1840/Piazza della Signoria/Piazza San Lorenzo/a pair/oil on paper, 11.5cm x 13.5cm
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JAN JANSSON MAP OF BRITANNIAJan
JAN JANSSON MAP OF BRITANNIAJan Jansson Map of Britannia , "Britannis Prout Divisa fuit Temporibus Anglo-Saxonum, Praesertim Durante Illorum Heptarchia", Amsterdam, c. 1646, hand-colored engraving, Anglo-Saxon map, with vignettes of the kings of the 5th-7th centuries
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A quantity of historic documents
A quantity of historic documents and ephemera including a document dated 1480 documents of the 16th and 17th century several Acts of Parliament of William III George II etc. 17/18th loan and payment documents including dated 1691 for services in Ireland dated 1710 signed Walpole dated 1729 signed Marlborough and Godolphin books of verses etc.
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(DRAMA) A collection of six
(DRAMA) A collection of six eighteenth-century plays bound together in original paper wraps. Including The Beaux Stratagem: A Comedy. London: Printed for J. Rivington et al. 1763. The Provok'd Husband; or A Journey to London. A Comedy. By John Vanbrugh and Mr. Cibber. London: Printed for T. Lowndes 1765. Every Man in his Humour. A Comedy. By Ben Johnson. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson 1761. She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not. Or the Kind Impostor. A Comedy... London: Printed for J. Woodward et al. 1748. The Provok'd Wife. A Comedy. By Sir John Vanbrugh. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson 1765. A Bold Stroke for a Wife. A Comedy. By Mrs. Susanna Cent-Livre. London: Printed for S. Crowder 1763. 8vo original blue paper wraps title in pen to spine frontispieces. Soiling and chipping to wraps with some loss; scattered light foxing; darkening to some leaves; corners bumped.
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Sixteen Leather-Bound Volumes,
Sixteen Leather-Bound Volumes, composed of eight volumes of Cassell's History of England, published by Cassell & Co., and eight volumes of Universal Classics Library, various titles, published by M. Walter Dunne, 1901.
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Attributed to Godfrey Kneller
Attributed to Godfrey Kneller (British 1646-1723) Portrait of Thomas Southerne oil on canvas 30 x 24 3/4 inches.
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Jan Jansson (1588-1664)/Oxonium
Jan Jansson (1588-1664)/Oxonium Comitatus Vulgo Oxfordshire/hand coloured engraved map, 38.5cm x 50cm
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19 pieces. Engravings. Boydell,
19 pieces. Engravings. Boydell, John & Josiah. [Graphic Illustrations of The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, London, 1793-1803]: "The Alto Relievo...: ...Shakespeare... between The Dramatick Muse and The Genius of Painting." * "Shakespeare Nursed by Tragedy and Comedy." * "Othello... Desdemona in bed asleep." * "Winter's Tale. Act III, Scene III." * "Winter's Tale, Act II, Scene III." * "Cybeline... The Forest and Cave - Imogen in boy's cloaths." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Fourth Age." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Fifth Age." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Sixth Age." * "As You Like It, The Seven Ages, Seventh Age." * "As You Like It... A forest, Orlando and Oliver." * "First Part of King Henry The Fourth, The road by Gadshill." * "Third Part of King Henry 6th. A field of battle..." * "King John. A Prison..." * "Third Part of King Henry The Sixth, a field of battle..." * "Second Part of King Henry VI, Act III, Scene III." * First Part of King Henry 6th, Act II, Scene V." * "First Part of King Henry Fourth... Prince Henry, Hotspur, Falstaff." * "King Richard The Third... Tower of London." All approx. 20 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches (517 x 420 mm), margins. Occasional dampstaining to margins, images generally clean.
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A hand coloured print in support of
A hand coloured print in support of John Wilkes imprisoned for libelling Parliament dated 1768 together with 19th c. prints titled ''Un Tournoi'' and '' Un Melee''.
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After Hans Holbein the Younger
After Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543) Two sets of framed sanguine lithograph portraits of luminaries of the Tudor Court, first quarter 20th century, presented in period reeded oak frames in the Arts and Crafts style and glazed, one with twelve sections including, Edward, Prince of Wales, Lord Russell, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Waramus, Archbishop of Canterbury, Fitz William, the Earl of Southampton, Edward Stanley, the Earl of Darby, Sir Henry Guhldeford, S. George of Cromwell, Southwell Knight, et al., h. 12", w. 106", the other with sections including the Marquis of Ormond, Queen Anna Bollein, the Duchess of Suffolk and a male courtier in a plumed hat, h. 12-1/2", w. 42".
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Christopher Saxton
Christopher Saxton (1540-1610)/Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire/colour print, 39.5cm x 46cm
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Parian bust of William
Parian bust of William Shakespeare (English bap. 1564 - 1616) in Renaissance dress and cape some surface marks discoloration on left and right shoulders 10 1/2'' w. x 15'' h.
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French mezzotint Seige'd York
French mezzotint Seige'd York Town together with an English print by Wm. Richardson titled Tho. Laugher a colored lithograph of... ?
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PAGE 465, 466 FROM AN EARLY EDITION
PAGE 465, 466 FROM AN EARLY EDITION OF KING HENRY VI BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; ANTIQUARIAN THEATRICAL TEXT. 13 1/8"H X 8 1/4"WPage 465, 466 from an early edition of King Henry VI by William Shakespeare; antiquarian theatrical text., Pencil notation upper left; 3 and 86b. Dimensions: 13 1/8"H x 8 1/4"W
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Attributed to the Master of the
Attributed to the Master of the Countess of Warwick (act. circa 1560-1570)/Portrait of a Lady/half-length, in a grey striped and beaded white chemise with ruff collar and an ornately embroidered and beaded black dress and jewelled black cap/inscribed upper right Aetatis 20/oil on panel, 58cm x 44.25cmi/Literature: Sir Roy Strong, The English Icon, Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture, 1967, pp. 107-14/Provenance: from the collection of Harry Wolton QC
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John Speed map of Bohemia, 1626,
John Speed map of Bohemia, 1626, "Bohemia, Newly Described by John Speed", published by George Humble, London, 1626, ten vignettes of costumed figures at sides and seven city views at top, on laid paper with English text verso, 16-1/2 x 21-1/2 in. Loose, toning, stains, smudges, reinforced center crease with some darkening, repaired tear upper right corner, top and bottom margins trimmed including portions of plate marks.
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Portraits of Kings, 1620: Martini
Portraits of Kings, 1620: Martini Hamconii Frisia Sev De Viris Rebusque, Joannis Starteri (Bibliopolae Sumptibus), 1620, each page with prints of various kings, many in military pose and brandishing weapons, quarter calf over marbled boards, 9 x 7 in. Pages remounted, binding with extensive spine losses, hinges weak.
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French School, 16th Century
French School, 16th Century
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Dated 1904
Dated 1904
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Francesco Bartolozzi after Hans
Francesco Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein/Portrait of Thomas Cromwell/Portrait of John Russell/head and shoulders/published 1796 by J Chamberlain/two engravings, 40.5cm x 30.5cm
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DATED 1603 ENGLISH COMMEMORATIVE
DATED 1603 ENGLISH COMMEMORATIVE PETIT POINT NEEDLEWORK, FRAMED Allegory of Baby Moses in the Nile, featuring four women in Tudor dress and a distant castle; done the year Queen Elizabeth I died and the Tudor Age ended; the Stuarts beginning with King James I. Self-bordered with roses in corners, shields to left and right. Housed in a molded walnut frame, glazed, OS: 18 1/4" x 20 3/4", SS: 16" x 18 1/4". Condition commensurate with age.
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1 vol. Regii Sanguinis Clamor ad
1 vol. Regii Sanguinis Clamor ad Coelum Adversus Parricidas Anglicanos. The Hague, 1652. 12mo, contemp. vellum; some edge wear. Attacking the executioners of Charles I in 1649, also attacking John Milton & Cromwell, et al. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.