lot 1 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Flemish verdure tapestry, early 18th century, depicting exotic birds in a country house landscape, 285 x 225cm
Sold for £4,900 More details 25
A Continental three-seater settee
lot 2 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Continental three-seater settee, with green damask upholstery, on eight scrolled walnut supports linked by scrolled stretchers, 180cm wide
Sold for £1,200 More details 1
A Victorian rosewood centre table
lot 3 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian rosewood centre table, the circular top on a tapering panelled column, a stylised foliate circular platform base and three paw feet, ... read more
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A pair of French walnut elbow chairs
lot 4 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of French walnut elbow chairs, late 19th century, each with embroidered upholstery, carved downswept arms with lion's head terminals, scrolled ... read more
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A large Victorian gilt and painted gesso wall mirror
lot 5 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A large Victorian gilt and painted gesso wall mirror, the frame moulded with stylised scrolling foliage, 166cm wide 140cm high
Sold for £380 More details 1
lot 6 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
An oak coffer, 17th century, the plank top over a four-panel front with later carving, 146cm wide 66cm deep 76cm high
Sold for £320 More details 2
lot 7 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A large Kashan carpet, mid-20th century, with floral motifs on a red field, 505 x 370cm
Sold for £1,300 More details 9
lot 8 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
An oak coffer, 17th century, the plank top over a later carved three-panel front, 131cm wide 58cm deep 68cm high
Sold for £280 More details 1
lot 9 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
An oak coffer, 17th century, the plank top over four fielded panels and panelled sides, 140cm wide 66cm deep 86cm high
Sold for £420 More details 1
A modern silk upholstered settee
lot 10 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A modern silk upholstered settee, by Colefax & Fowler, with silk floral upholstery designed by Scalamandré, on walnut legs, 215cm wide Scalamandré is ... read more
Sold for £3,400 More details 19
A modern silk upholstered settee
lot 11 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A modern silk upholstered settee, by Colefax & Fowler, with silk floral upholstery designed by Scalamandré, on walnut legs, 215cm wide Scalamandré is ... read more
Sold for £3,100 More details 6
A George III strung mahogany secretaire bookcase
lot 12 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III strung mahogany secretaire bookcase, the associated top section with oval panelled doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with a ... read more
Sold for £1,900 More details 2
A Regency mahogany pedestal table
lot 13 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Regency mahogany pedestal table, the rectangular top within a crossbanded and beaded border, on a vase-shaped turned column and four outswept ... read more
Sold for £400 More details 1
An Oriental black lacquered coffee table
lot 14 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
An Oriental black lacquered coffee table, 20th century, 130cm wide 70cm deep 46cm high
Sold for £240 More details 1
A Victorian carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror
lot 15 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, the crest moulded with birds, flowers and scrolls, over a moulded frame enclosing a bevelled ... read more
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lot 16 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian two-tier étagère, the Thuya wood shelves with walnut and strung borders, the top with a low brass gallery on fluted turned supports, the ... read more
Sold for £580 More details 1
lot 17 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Regency mahogany sofa table, the rosewood crossbanded drop-leaf top on strung end supports with carved scrolled mounts linked by a turned stretcher, ... read more
Sold for £720 More details 1
A North West Persian Heriz runner
lot 18 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A North-West Persian Heriz runner, late 20th century, with geometric motifs on a deep red field, 468 x 110cm
Sold for £400 More details 2
A George III strung mahogany Pembroke table
lot 19 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III strung mahogany Pembroke table, the drop-leaf top with satinwood crossbanding, over a frieze drawer and square tapering legs, 51cm wide ... read more
Sold for £520 More details 1
Anton van Anrooy (Dutch, 1870-1949)
lot 20 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Anton van Anrooy (Dutch, 1870-1949) AN EXTENSIVE DUTCH RIVERSCAPE WITH A MAN PUNTING IN THE FOREGROUND AND A WINDMILL IN THE DISTANCE Signed l.r., ... read more
Sold for £700 More details 4
lot 21 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A French kingwood bureau plat, late 19th century, the top with a green tooled leather inset within brass edges, over three frieze drawers to each ... read more
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lot 22 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian stretcher table, probably pollard oak and rosewood, the top with a quarter veneered centre within a broad rosewood crossbanded border and ... read more
Sold for £680 More details 1
lot 23 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
English School, 19th century A VERDANT LANDSCAPE WITH FISHERMEN BESIDE A STREAM IN THE FOREGROUND Oil on canvas 72 x 91cm Provenance: The Parker ... read more
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A Steinway mahogany 'Model O Boudoir' grand piano
lot 24 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Steinway mahogany 'Model O Boudoir' grand piano, c.1924, no. 215875, with a 'Tubular Metallic Action Frame', on square tapering legs, keyboard ... read more
Sold for £5,600 More details 4
A George III strung and crossbanded mahogany bow front chest of drawers
lot 25 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III strung and crossbanded mahogany bow front chest of drawers, with oval bail handles and ogee bracket feet, 108cm wide 59cm deep 86cm high
Sold for £820 More details 8
lot 26 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Cantonese vase table lamp, the 19th century baluster vase with applied gilt lions and serpents, within gilt metal mounts and silk shade, lamp 73cm ... read more
Sold for £160 More details 9
lot 27 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A large copper log basket, with an iron swing handle, 67cm diameter 43cm high
Sold for £400 More details 1
A pair of bronze five-branch wall lights
lot 28 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of bronze five-branch wall lights, complete with shades, 59cm high, and a neoclassical-style twin-branch wall light, 53cm high (3)
Sold for £240 More details 1
lot 29 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Tekke design Afghan runner, c.1990, woven on a silk foundation with geometric motifs, on shades of light madder red, 301 x 87cm
Sold for £260 More details 2
lot 30 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of modern armchairs, by Whitehead Designs, each upholstered in yellow striped silk by Scalamandré, on square walnut legs (2) Scalamandré is ... read more
Sold for £4,000 More details 1
lot 31 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
William Mellor (1851-1931) ON THE LUGWY, NORTH WALES Signed l.l., oil on canvas, inscribed verso 41 x 62cm
Sold for £1,800 More details 4
A French alabaster and ormolu mantel clock
lot 32 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A French alabaster and ormolu mantel clock, late 19th century, surmounted by a pair of lovebirds and trailing flowers, the circular dial supporting a ... read more
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A Regency strung satinwood(?) sofa table
lot 34 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Regency strung satinwood(?) sofa table, the crossbanded drop-leaf top over two frieze drawers, standard end supports and downswept legs, 104cm wide ... read more
Sold for £820 More details 4
lot 35 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of table lamps, by India Jane, in the form of Chinese vases and covers, with silk shades, 77cm high overall (2)
Sold for £250 More details 1
lot 36 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Kirman carpet, c.1930, with all-over floral motifs, on a cream field, 598 x 355cm
Sold for £2,000 More details 22
lot 37 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Thomas Bush Hardy (1842-1897) LOW TIDE, EQUIHEN, PICARDY Signed and dated 1887 l.l., watercolour, remnants of label verso 64 x 105cm Provenance: With ... read more
Sold for £700 More details 3
A pair of Louis XVI-style elbow chairs
lot 38 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of Louis XVI-style elbow chairs, each with brown leather upholstery and painted fluted frames (2)
Sold for £620 More details 1
A mahogany extending dining table
lot 39 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A mahogany extending dining table, by J Alder, Cheltenham, c.1825-1835, having five leaves on six turned, reeded legs and bold brass castors, stamped ... read more
Sold for £6,000 More details 2
A set of twelve mahogany Hepplewhite-style dining chairs
lot 40 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A set of twelve mahogany Hepplewhite-style dining chairs, 20th century, each with a leather drop-in serpentine seat and moulded, square, tapering ... read more
Sold for £720 More details 2
lot 41 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Henry George Todd (1846-1898) STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT AND A BIRD'S NEST Signed and dated 1878 l.l., oil on canvas 30 x 35.5cm
Sold for £650 More details 4
A pair of brass six-light table lamps
lot 42 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of brass six-light table lamps, each with five arms around a central light on a cast foliate column and square bases, with silk shades, lamps ... read more
Sold for £650 More details 1
A George III-style serpentine mahogany sideboard
lot 43 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III-style serpentine mahogany sideboard, with three frieze drawers over a cellaret drawer, recessed central doors and pot cupboard, on six ... read more
Sold for £550 More details 1
Two similar modern sang-de-boeuf vase table lamps
lot 44 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Two similar modern sang-de-boeuf vase table lamps, by Besselink & Jones, London, with gilt bronze mounts and silk shades, lamps 51cm high overall (2)
Sold for £600 More details 8
lot 45 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A mahogany serving table, with three frieze drawers, two with lion's mask ring handles, on ring turned legs, 152cm wide 50.5cm deep 91cm high
Sold for £980 More details 7
lot 46 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Persian Mahal carpet, c.1920, with all-over floral motifs on a red field, 635 x 380cm
Sold for £2,500 More details 2
A pair of Imari baluster vases
lot 47 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of Imari baluster vases, c.1900, each painted with panels of exotic birds amongst flowers within characteristic enamelled borders, 58cm high ... read more
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A large Victorian gilt gesso overmantel mirror
lot 49 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A large Victorian gilt gesso overmantel mirror, the crest with a cartouche within laurel leaves, over a guilloché and scrolled frame, 153cm wide ... read more
Sold for £820 More details 16
A Victorian steel and brass fender
lot 50 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian steel and brass fender, a set of three brass fire irons, a log basket, and a brass coal bin, fender 124cm long (6)
Sold for £600 More details 1
A Chinese famille verte vase table lamp
lot 51 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Chinese famille verte vase table lamp, 19th century, the vase of hexagonal baluster shape with applied lions and serpents, painted with panels of ... read more
Sold for £620 More details 15
lot 52 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of iron urns, late 19th century, of waisted and fluted form, standing on a pair of 20th century mahogany columns, with scrolled capitals and ... read more
Sold for £520 More details 1
A George III bow front sideboard
lot 53 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III bow front sideboard, with strung and crossbanded decoration, having three central doors flanked by cellaret drawers and pot cupboards to ... read more
Sold for £1,000 More details 1
lot 54 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Edwin Steele (1803-1871) STILL LIFE WITH APPLES IN A BASKET AND FURTHER FRUIT ON A MARBLE LEDGE Signed and dated 1902 l.r., oil on canvas 31 x 62cm
Sold for £500 More details 4
A pair of large Victorian giltwood pier mirrors
lot 55 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of large Victorian giltwood pier mirrors, each crest with carved scrolls, shells and a phoenix, the bases similarly carved, 110cm wide 203cm ... read more
Sold for £5,600 More details 1
A George III mahogany child's chair on stand
lot 56 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III mahogany child's chair on stand, in the Sheraton style, with a square back over a drop-in rush seat and footrest, 97cm high (2)
Sold for £320 More details 1
A pair of modern sang-de-boeuf vase table lamps
lot 57 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A pair of modern sang-de-boeuf vase table lamps, by Besselink & Jones, London, with cast bronze mounts and silk shades, lamps 51cm high (2)
Sold for £620 More details 1
A George III mahogany D-shaped sideboard
lot 58 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A George III mahogany D-shaped sideboard, the central drawer and tambour doors flanked by two drawers and a cellaret drawer, on six square tapering ... read more
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A Victorian mahogany three-tier buffet
lot 59 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian mahogany three-tier buffet, raised on turned and moulded supports, 122cm wide 49.5cm deep 114cm high
Sold for £500 More details 1
Sowereby, James: English Botany
lot 60 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Sowerby, James: English Botany, or coloured figures of British plants.. 21 of 36 vols. (1-4,7,10,18,20,21,22, 24-28,& 30-35). 1790-1813, first ... read more
Sold for £1,600 More details 3
History of England and Scotland
lot 61 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
History of England and Scotland: Collection of 20 vols. 1827-1837. Leather binding (20)
Sold for £200 More details 2
Fine Binding: Thirty-two various volumes
lot 62 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Fine Binding: Thirty-two various volumes, full and half leather, some sets (32)
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1- Clarendon’s History of the rebellion and civil wars in England
lot 63 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Clarendon’s History of the rebellion and civil wars in England, in 8 vols. Clarendon Press, 1826. Cont. full calf; little rubbed; 2- Turner: ... read more
Sold for £300 More details 6
1- Defoe: The Life and strange surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe
lot 64 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Defoe: The Life and strange surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, in 2 vols. Buckland..., 1772. Cont. full leather; hinges cracked; 2- ... read more
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lot 65 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- The British Plutarch, in 8 vols. Dilly, 1791. Cont. full tree calf; covers scuffed and torn; 2- Belsham: History of Great Britain.. 5 vols. Vernor ... read more
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Hume & Smollett: The History of England
lot 66 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Hume & Smollett: The History of England, IN 13 vols. 1802-1807. Leather binding; plus four others (17)
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1- The whole genuine works of Flavius Josephus
lot 67 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- The whole genuine works of Flavius Josephus, 4 vols. Baynes, 1822. Leather binding; 2- Livius: The History of Rome, translated from the original, ... read more
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Gibbon, Edward: 1- The History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
lot 68 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Gibbon, Edward: 1- The History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. 12 vols. 1823. Cont. full leather; rubbed; 2- The Miscellaneous Works, in ... read more
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Hume & Smollett: The History of England
lot 69 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Hume & Smollett: The History of England, 16 vols. 1810-1812. Cont. matching full leather; rubbed (16)
Sold for £480 More details 2
lot 70 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Wright: History of Ireland, 3 vols. Tallis, no date. C1850. Leather bound; 2- Le Fanu: The Fortunes of Colonel Torlogh O'Brien. 1847. leather ... read more
Sold for £180 More details 11
1- Belzoni, G: Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids
lot 71 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Belzoni, G: Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs and excavations in Egypt and Nubia…, 2 vols. ... read more
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1- Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford
lot 72 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Private Correspondence of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford, in 4 vols. Rodwell and Martin, 1820. Cont. full leather; hinges cracked; 2- Memoirs of ... read more
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1- SWIFT: Works. 13 volumes, including Miscellanies
lot 73 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- SWIFT: Works. 13 volumes, including Miscellanies (11 vols.). Charles Bathurst, 1751. Cont. full leather; rubbed; 2- Dryden’s Poetical Works. In 4 ... read more
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1- Bishop Burnett's History of His Own Time
lot 74 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Bishop Burnett's History of His Own Time, 6 vols. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1823. Cont. half leather; rubbed; 2- The Holy Bible containing the old ... read more
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BINDING: 1- Thackeray, W M: The works
lot 75 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
BINDING: 1- Thackeray, W M: The works, 13 vols. Smith Elder, 1898-99. Half Leather; rubbed; 2- Dickens, C: Works. 12 vols. Chapman and Hall, no date, ... read more
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1- The works of Samuel Johnson
lot 76 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- The works of Samuel Johnson, in 12 vols. 1806. Full tree calf; rubbed; 2- The Works of John Sheffield; 2 vols. A Ward, 1729, 2nd edn. Later ... read more
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BINDING: 1- The Works Of Robert Burns
lot 77 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
BINDING: 1- The Works Of Robert Burns, in 2 vols. 1824. Cont. full leather; 2- Milton's Poetical Works, in 6 vols. Macrone, 1835. With Turner ... read more
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lot 78 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- The Works of James Thomson; 4 vols. A. Millar, 1750. Cont. full leather; rubbed; 2- The Arabian nights, 3 vols. 1841. Cont. full leather; rubbed ... read more
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1- Ben Johnson's Plays in Two Vols.
lot 79 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Ben Johnson's Plays in Two Vols. Dublin, S Powell, 1729. Cont. full calf. Stain to title page of vol.2, and damp stain to the two leaves of ... read more
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Pope, Alexander: 1- The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer
lot 80 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Pope, Alexander: 1- The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer, in 5 vols. Rivington, 1817. with a frontis portrait in vol.1. Full panelled leather, with ... read more
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1- Rollin, C: The ancient history
lot 81 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Rollin, C: The ancient history, 8 vols. Edinburgh, Guthrie, 1789. Full tree calf; 2- Cramer, J A: Geographical and historical description of ... read more
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1- Morris, F O: Views of Seats of The Noblemen & Gentlemen of Great Britain
lot 82 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Morris, F O: Views of Seats of The Noblemen & Gentlemen of Great Britain. Vols. 1-4. Leeds, D. Banks, n.d. C1860. Original gilt pictorial cloth. 2- ... read more
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1- The Works of Tacitus With Political Discourses Upon That Author
lot 83 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- The Works of Tacitus With Political Discourses Upon That Author by Thomas Gordon, in 5 vols. Rivington, 1770. Cont. full leather; rubbed; 2- ... read more
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The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes
lot 84 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes. 12 vols. Longmans, 1897-99. Half leather; PLUS: 6 vols. Of Badminton Library of Sport; poor (18)
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1- Storer, J: History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain
lot 85 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Storer, J: History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain, in 4 vols. Rivingtons.. 1814-19. Complete with 4 extra engraved ... read more
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1- Nietzsche, F: Works (in German)
lot 86 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Nietzsche, F: Works (in German), Werke- 19 vols. Leipzig, Kröner, 1910-1923. Leather backed boards. Very good; 2- Memoires Du Duc De Saint-Simon, ... read more
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Shakespeare: The Plays of Shakespeare
lot 87 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Shakespeare: The Plays of Shakespeare, in 12 vols. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1808. Cont. full leather; little rubbed; PLUS: EXTRA ... read more
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1- Rollin, C: The ancient history
lot 88 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Rollin, C: The ancient history, in 8 vols. W Baynes and Son, 1825. With Maps and plates. Cont. full leather; little rubbed; 2- Hooke, N: Roman ... read more
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Clarendon, Earl of: 1- History of the Rebellion and civil wars in England
lot 89 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Clarendon, Earl of: 1- History of the Rebellion and civil wars in England, in 3 vols bound in 6. Oxford, Clarendon press, 1807. Cont full leather, ... read more
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Goldsmith, Oliver: 1- History of the earth, and animated nature
lot 90 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Goldsmith, Oliver: 1- History of the earth, and animated nature, in 6 vols. Wingrave.., 1805. Cont. full tree calf; rubbed and hinges cracked; 2- ... read more
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1- Dickens, Charles (Edit): All the year round
lot 91 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
1- Dickens, Charles (Edit): All the year round, vols: 1-12. Chapman & Hall, 1859-1864. Includes 'Great Expectations' in vols. 4 & 5; Etc. Cont. half ... read more
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lot 92 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Fielding, Henry: The Works, in 8 vols. Strahan, 1771, new edn. with a frontis. Cont. full leather; little rubbed (8)
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Bulwer-Lytton, E: 26 volumes of the works
lot 93 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Bulwer-Lytton, E: 26 volumes of the works. Routledge, 1877-78. Cont. full polished calf with teg. Very good (26)
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Mitford, W: The History of Greece
lot 94 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Mitford, W: The History of Greece: Two sets: 1: Cadell, 1818. 10 volumes. Cont. full leather; 2- Cadell, 1835-36. 10 volumes. Cont half leather; ... read more
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Punch Magazine: 35 volumes; 1882-1920
lot 95 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Punch Magazine: 35 volumes; 1882-1920. Cont half leather (35)
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Scott, Walter: The Works in 52 Volumes.
lot 96 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Scott, Walter: The Works in 52 Volumes. The Poetical Works in 11 vols. and 41 vols. Of the Novels. Mixed editions, London & Edinburgh, Cadell & ... read more
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Baxter, W: British phaenogamous botany, in 6 volumes.
lot 97 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Baxter, W: British phaenogamous botany, in 6 volumes. Oxford, published by the author; sold by J H Parker.. 1834-43, first editions. Complete with ... read more
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Purton, T: A botanical description of British plants in the Midland Counties
lot 98 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
Purton, T: A botanical description of British plants in the Midland Counties, in 3 vols. Vol.3 in two parts with two title pages. Vols. 1 & 2: ... read more
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A set of modern pine folding library steps
lot 99 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A set of modern pine folding library steps
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A Bakhtiari Western Iranian carpet
lot 100 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Bakhtiari Western Iranian carpet, c.1920, with a central flower head motif within all-over stylised flowers on a deep terracotta field, 566 x 424cm
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An Edwardian ebonised mantel clock
lot 101 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
An Edwardian ebonised mantel clock, the arched brass dial with a slow/fast dial over a silvered chapter ring and scrolled spandrels, the movement ... read more
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A Victorian burr walnut and oak library table
lot 102 (The Principal Contents of Alderley House, 23rd Jul, 2019)
A Victorian burr walnut and oak library table, the tooled green leather writing inset, over three frieze drawers and tapering octagonal legs, 181cm ... read more
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