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AMENDMENT - First Day Covers and assorted ephemera 1964 - 1980: approximately 88 in total including Apollo missions - signatures including Walt Cunningham, Don Eisele, Frank Borman, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, James Irwin - also Bernard Lovell; 1958 Antarctic Crossing and other expeditions - Peter Scott, Raymond Priestly, Vivien Fuchs, Leigh-Hunt, Hillary Blaiklock, Bonnington, Morris, Shipton, etc; actors including Hermione Gingold, Dorothy Tutin, Richard and Elizabeth (Taylor) Burton, Ralph Richardson, Flora Robson, Judy Dench, Alec Guinness, John Mills, Gracie Fields, Glenda Jackson, etc; also Christopher (Robin) Milne, Agatha Christie, Daphne Du Maurier, Gary Soke and Brian Trubshaw, etc (album) to/with an Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17) luncheon menu card signed by Shackleton after their rescue from Elephant Island by the Chilean Navy in 1916, the menu printed in grey and red with the Union Jack and Chilean flag signed in pencil by Shackleton ("EHShackleton"), on card, minor staining, 165 x 115 mm., Viña del Mar, Chile, 30 September 1916
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A 19th century Chinese semi-formal red satin dragon robe, Qing dynasty, finely embroidered in coloured and metallic threads with profile and front facing dragon roundels above the terrestrial diagram, waves and lishui stripe at the hem within a custom built perspex frame 178 cm w x 155 cm w o/a
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A Lenygon & Morant Ltd, Howard armchair in green H&S monogrammed covers, raised on concealed brass castors, printed fabric makers label to the underside
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A Victorian military officer's silver-mounted presentation sword with 83.5cm etched steel blade on finely-chased silver basket hilt with wired fishskin grip and silver bullion knot, c/w with silver scabbard, Firmin & Co, London 1883, in blue velvet-lined fitted oak case, set with engraved plaque: 'Presented to Lt. Col Comdt H. Cooper Gleadow by the Officers of the 2nd East York Artillery Volunteers...'
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A Victorian mahogany wardrobe with mirrored door enclosing hanging rail on single drawer base, 130 x 52 x 202 cm high
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A large set of Wedgwood turquoise 'Florentine' pattern dinner/tea ware - little used (81 pieces)
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A good Art Deco period ivory banded shagreen cocktail cabinet, with ornate engraved silver plated fittings, the hinged top over a pair of cabinet doors enclosing a fitted maple interior, raised on a carved burnished silver stand with full width glass lined mixing slide, on cabriole legs to paw feet, possibly for Asprey, circa 1925 in the George I style, 72 cm w x 52 cm x 139 cm h
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David Hockney (b 1937) - 'The Blue Guitar - Etchings by David Hockney who was inspired by Wallace Stevens who was inspired by Pablo Picasso', colour etching, no 49/200, pencil signed to lower right margin, 42.5 x 34.5 cm
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John Peterkin, an 18ct gold pair cased pocket watch, the chain fusee key wind movement signed and numbered 636, the white enamelled dial with roman numerals and subsidiary seconds, London 1817, all-in 156.9g to/w a silver fob chain (1 ozt), running at time of inspection (2)
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Four 19th century well-matched harlequin yew and elm low splat-back Windsor armchairs with crinoline stretchers (4)
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