antiques & fine art sale - main saleroom

Wilkinson Sword third pattern FS Fairbairn Sykes Commando dagger, the crossguard stamped with a broad arrow and B and the remains of 2, with +/- 6 3/4" blade, the handle with cast 3 and with leather sheath.  Together with another third pattern dagger, stamped to the crossguard Made in Sheffield England and with over stamped mark to the opposite side, possibly William Rogers, complete with leather sheath. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £280

Wilkinson Sword World War II FS Fairbairn Sykes Commando dagger, first pattern with etched ricasso, The FS Fighting Knife Wilkinson Sword Co Ltd London.  6 1/2" blade with S shaped crossguard and knurled handle, with brown leather sheath with Newey popper.  This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18.  By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.  Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £2400

An Elizabeth I sixpence, crowned small bust with rose behind, reverse flat topped shield with date 1561.

Sold for £75

A mixed selection of mostly British coins, including Georgian and Victorian silver coins, florins, half crowns, shillings and sixpences together with mixed other pre 1947 coins housed in a coin album.

Sold for £190

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), "Lakeland Mountain Drawings" volume 1 volume 2 volume 3 and volume 4 together with "The Outline Fells of Lakeland", "A Coast to Coast Walk" and "Pennine Way Companion", hardback editions with dust jackets.

Sold for £40

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), "Wainwright in Lakeland", "Welsh Mountain Drawings", "A Second Lakeland Sketchbook", "Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells" book 4, book 5 book 6 and book 7, all hardback books with dust jackets, together with "Walks From Ratty".

Sold for £60

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), "Wainwright in Lakeland", "Welsh Mountain Drawings", "Scottish Mountain Drawings" three volumes - volume 6, volume 4 and volume 3 and "Walks From Ratty".

Sold for £60

"Wainwright in Lakeland", "Three Westmorland Rivers"," Ex Fell Wanderer" and "Walks in Limestone Country".

Sold for £40

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), three books "Wainwright in Lakeland", Kendal in the 19th Century" and "Fell Wanderer The Story Behind The Guidebooks", hardback books with dust jackets.

Sold for £40

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), three books "Wainwright in Lakeland", Kendal in the 19th Century" and "Fell Wanderer The Story Behind The Guidebooks", hardback books with dust jackets.

Sold for £35

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), three books "Wainwright in Lakeland", Kendal in the 19th Century" and "Fell Wanderer The Story Behind The Guidebooks", hardback books with dust jackets.

Sold for £32

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), three books "Wainwright in Lakeland", Kendal in the 19th Century" and "Fell Wanderer The Story Behind The Guidebooks", hardback books with dust jackets.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Six photographic art books "Madonna Nudes 1979", "Bunny Yeager Queen of Pin Up Photography", "Eric Kroll's", Doris Kloster", "Betty Page Queen of Pin Ups" and "Best of Black and White Erotic Photography" by Bucher, together with sealed Helmut Newton 1998 Taschen calendar.

Sold for £70

Guido Argentini, "Private Rooms", photographic art book published by Teneues, hard back with dust jacket.

Sold for £85

"Madonna" Glen O'Brien edition, "Sex" original wrapping and CD collectors edition, published by Martin Secker Warburg, exclusive special CD inside, aluminium cover, factory sealed in original bag.

Sold for £130

"Madonna" Glen O'Brien edition, "Sex" original wrapping and CD collectors edition, published by Martin Secker Warburg, exclusive special CD inside, aluminium cover, factory sealed in original bag.

Sold for £130

"The Art of Eric Stanton For The Man Who Knows His Place" edited by Eric Kroll, Taschen publication 1997 first edition hardback in dust jacket.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A collection of local books, "Bulmers History and Directory of Westmorland Sedbergh edition", "Records of Kendale Volume I" by William Farrer, "The Book of Records of The Borough of Kirkby Kendal", "The Church of Grasmere" by M L Armitt (1912), two copies of "Rydal" by Miss Armitt 1916, illustrated and a volume of "The Poetical Works of Wordsworth" Albion edition 1894.

Estimated: £80 - £120

"The Art of Taming Horses" by J S Rarey, published in London by George Routledge 1858, with illustrations.

Estimated: £30 - £40

Visionnaire "The Emperors New Clothes" by Karl Lagerfeld, limited edition number 3322, the book is still sealed and in presentation box.

Sold for £60

A cast metal model of a dog. Length 49 cm, height 26 cm.

Sold for £150

An antique copper wall plaque, with white metal serpent design central panel and white metal stud to the outer rim. Diameter 31 cm.

Sold for £40

A heavy shell with brass top. Height 30 cm, together with a pair of brass Trench Art shells with pierced bodies dated 1941.

Sold for £65

An Art Deco dressing table set, with yellow guilloche enamel, with black handles and chromium finish in original presentation box.

Sold for £190

A small bronze Venus De Milo statue. Height 19.5 cm, weight 907 grams.

Estimated: £80 - £120

An Imperial black Sheaffer fountain pen, with 14 ct gold nib.

Sold for £40

A collection of 70+ The New Yorker magazines, mostly 1957, some 1956 and 1958.

Sold for £80

Twenty mixed photographic books, to include "Sleeping by the Mississippi" by Alec Soth, "Delta Time" by Ken Light, "Shelles of Change", "The Portfolios of Ansel Adams", "Voyage of The Eye" etc.

Sold for £65

Twenty mixed photographic books, to include "Walker Evans", "Chords of Grey", "I Dream A World", "Isolate" by Callum Angus McKie, signed copy, "Lichfield In Retrospect" etc.

Sold for £140

Four sheep books, "Wilsons Shepherds Guide for Cumberland Westmorland and Lancashire" circa 1910 (no front cover and spine detached), together with "Lakeland Shepherd Guide 1985" and "The Shepherds Guide 1967" and "How To Treat Sheep Ailments" published by Day, Son and Hewitt 1931.

Sold for £70

A Shepherds Guide or Description of the wool and earmarks of the respective stocks of sheep, published in 1892 by Brash Brothers West Cumberland Times.

Sold for £100

A Shepherds Guide or a description of the wool and earmarks of the respective stocks of sheep, published in Keswick 1869.

Sold for £150

Henslow's Botanical Dictionary, illustrated by nearly 200 cuts, published in London by Groombridge & Sons, circa 1850, John Stevens Henlow 1796-1861 was an English Anglican priest botanist and geologist and is best remembered as friend and mentor to Charles Darwin.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Queen Elizabeth I silver sixpence 1561, encapsulated and cased.

Sold for £50

A King George VI 1937 fifteen coin specimen set, housed in official Royal Mint maroon and gilt case.

Estimated: £250 - £350

A Canadian memorial cross to Sergeant F J Hully. Serial No. 301021 in sterling silver.

Sold for £170

Heath & Co London sextant, in a mahogany case with label to the lid Husun, sextant No. S169 and dated 6/2/47. Also comes with outer cloth covering.

Sold for £75

A selection of books and booklets confirming Weights and Measures, The W & T Avery Scale Company, several different types of weights, scale pans and a selection of toy miniature scales.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A collection of brass bell weights, some Victorian and some with Customs and Excise marks.

Sold for £22

A large collection of brass Capstan weights, some Victorian and some with Customs & Excise marks.

Sold for £22

A large selection of brass tower weights, many with Customs and Excise marks, some stamped GPO and some VR marks.

Sold for £40

A brass hand held postal scale, hectogram weight and similar weight, Salter spring scale, similar spring scale weighing up to 16lbs, small Salter pocket spring scale, brass W & T Avery 1" measure and small brass envelope form postage spring scale.

Sold for £25

Three sets of brass weights, a set of five rectangular postal weights 7lbs, 4lbs, 2lbs and two 1 lb weights, set of seven Capstan brass weights 1lb to 1/4oz and four bell weights.

Sold for £35

A collection of brass weights, set of nine 500 grams, two 200 grams, 100 grams, 50 grams, two 20 grams, 10 gram and 5 gram, together with a second set of Capstan style set of seven 1000 grams, 500 grams, two 200 grams, 100 grams, 50 grams and 20 grams.

Sold for £30

Seven steel Capstan weights, 8oz to 7lbs and seven brass bell weights four 1lb weights, two 2lb weights and one 4lb weight.

Sold for £25

A collection of weights by Apothecary Glass Weights, 1kg, 1/2kg, 200 grams, 100 grams and 50 grams, together with a selection of cast iron weights including two towers, one by E Shelden 7lbs - 1/4lb etc. and a selection of mixed ceramic weights.

Sold for £130

A Victorian brass tower set of seven weights, 1.4oz to 1lb, together with a 10lb brass bell weight 7lb and 2lb brass Capstan weight.

Sold for £30

Three sets of weights, fluid ounce testing set boxed with label for Royal County of Berkshire, set of weights housed in a mahogany box with plaque for Borough of Slough, standard weights 100 - 0.01 grains and a part set of brass weights housed in wooden box.

Sold for £15

Avery scale makers clipboard, with integrated calendar, Avery ashtray showing a picture of Sherburn factory, brass inkwell in the form of a weight and a brass hourglass.

Sold for £45

A vintage Z Belcher & Sons cobblers Treen shoe sizing rule, 37.5 cm long, together with The Realm Coin Tester manufactured by Helliwells of Sheffield.

Sold for £15

A collection of sixteen pocket spring balance scales, various makes include Hughes's, Chatillon's, Salter, Savage Arms Corp, Alderman etc.

Sold for £22

A late 19th/early 20th century candlestick postal scale, together with a boxed Kodak chemical scales.

Sold for £25

A collection of eight Victorian brass bell weights, 7lbs, two 4lb weights, three 2lb weights and two 1lb weights, stamped with multiple Customs and Excise marks.

Sold for £50

A mixed selection of scale plates and scale plaques for W & T Avery and H Sutcliffe & Co etc, three circular plates, diameters two 28 cm, one 20 cm and two rectangular plates 23 cm long and 19 cm long, together with two arched makers plates.

Sold for £60

A collection of brass and steel bankers weights, together with a collection of penny weights and Avery Troy weights etc.

Sold for £35

A set of Gravity Beads (for determining the proof of alcohol), together with a Sykes hydrometer in fitted mahogany case.

Sold for £50

A selection of eight various types of scales, Salter letter balance, Mite postal scales etc.

Sold for £30

A set of Avery shop scales weighing up to 2lbs, and a set of Victorian H Webb balance scales.

Sold for £50

Eight Avery brass Capstan weights, 7lbs, two 4lbs, two 2lbs, two 1lb and 4oz weight.

Sold for £30

Two Avery cast iron bell weights, 56lbs and 28 lbs. Height 33 cm and 25 cm.

Sold for £75

A set of six antique bronze opium weights, in the form of birds.

Sold for £42

A graduated set of five Victorian brass bell weights, 14lbs, 7lbs, 4lbs, 2lbs and 1lb with multiple incised customs marks.

Sold for £50

Two sets of balance scales, one cast iron with copper pans the other produced by Griffin & George Limited with Bakelite base. Width 38 cm, height 33 cm.

Sold for £15

Avery Capstan brass weight set, comprising of ten weights from 7lbs to 1/4oz.

Sold for £40

Two sets of postal scales with mixed selection of weights.

Sold for £10

Two sets of cased weights, one set of weights marked Borough of Galashiels, second set with label for Buckinghamshire County Council Trading Standards.

Sold for £50

A Victorian mahogany cased set of portable diamond scales by W & T Avery, with enclosed weight department and paper label to lid.

Sold for £30

Two set of postal scales with weights, one set on a marble base.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Four sets of cased weights, three in wooden boxes (one weight missing), and a grey plastic set of Griffin weights, largest 100 grams.

Sold for £18

Two boxed sets of scales, tea sample scales by Williams & Sons in fitted oak box and a set of Seederer-Kohlbusch precision scales in fitted box.

Sold for £25

A Salter steam safety gauge, length 42 cm, brass and steel construction, late 19th/early 20th century.

Sold for £60

A late 19th/early 20th century chronodometer/grain scale, in fitted mahogany case. 33 cm x 14 cm.

Sold for £60

A mixed selection of scale plates, W & T Avery, John White & Son Auchtermuchty, Josiah Fisher & Sons etc (7).

Sold for £75

A collection of Salter spring scales, mostly late 19th and early 20th century, various types and weights (21).

Sold for £42

Eight Salter spring balance scales, two weighing up to 40lbs, No. 60 weighing up to 20lbs, No. 1A with 1945 Military Ministry mark weighing up to 4lbs and four smaller ones, all with brass fronts.

Sold for £50

Ten Salter pocket spring balance postal scales, two in the form of pens.

Sold for £22

Two sets of balance scales and weights, one marked Libra Scale Company, both with a set of Victor Cast Scale Weights one set boxed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Eight scale plates, large circular Day & Millward 33 cm diameter, rectangular Barkler & Sons Limited Bristol 33.5 cm x 31 cm and five circular W & T Avery Limited Birmingham.

Sold for £65

Three sets of sovereign scales, Harrison Improved Sovereign Balance in original Victorian box with half sovereign weight dated 1842, together with boxed brass sovereign scales with sovereign and half sovereign weight, sovereign weight dated 1842 in original box, together with pocket folding sovereign scale set in original wooden box marked Stephen Howton & Sons Ormskirk.

Sold for £130

A Victorian Flash Point Apparatus with metal plate "Borough of Clitheroe" stamped VR 1894 and VR1895. Height to the top of the funnel 29.5 cm, diameter 17 cm.

Sold for £20

A set of 19th century graduated weights, in original box, engraved Borough of Clitheroe, with multiple customs marks to weights.

Sold for £70

A set eight of 19th century Post Office scale weights, 1/2oz up to 8oz.

Sold for £65

A set of three brass spherical weights, inscribed De Grave & Company Limited London 2317, inscribed Borough of Reigate 56lb weight, 28lb and 14lb.

Sold for £180

Three set of brass nesting weights, early to mid 20th century.

Sold for £65

Two Smith sovereign scales, with an Avery half sovereign weight.

Sold for £50

Two Cattle's sovereign scales, circa 1830.

Sold for £50

Two set of Victorian brass nesting weights, one set of ten and one set of five.

Sold for £110

A set of 19th century apothecary brass nesting weights, to fit into a barrel shaped hinged brass container.

Sold for £35

Four 19th century scale plates by Day & Millward of Birmingham, two circular 22.5 cm diameter, slightly smaller circular one 20.5 cm diameter, rectangular one with uplift 25.5 cm x 21 cm.

Sold for £90

Seven brass bell weights, 56lbs, 28lbs, 14lbs, 7lbs, 4lbs, 2lbs and 1lb, together with a brass plaque "Standard weight 56lb Buckinghamshire", the underneath of each weight stamped with Customs and Excise date marks as is the top of all weights. Each weight stamped Buckinghamshire to front.

Sold for £1200

Four Avery scale plates, two with matching crests marked W & T Avery. 25 cm and 23 cm diameter, and two marked Avery with large capital A across a pair of scales. 25.5 cm and 17.7 cm.

Sold for £55

A set of brass double balance scales, with shaped base containing a graduated set of eight weights. Height 43 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £90

A set of nine early 20th century Imperial ceramic weights, 7lbs, 4lbs, 2lbs, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz and 1/2oz.

Sold for £320

An antique set of brass postal scales, with pierced and decorated base together with a set of weights, circa 1880. 35 cm x 17 cm, height 16 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £250

A pair of oval paintings on glass "Birds on branches", each in metal frames. 89 cm x 28 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

The Antiques Challenge Game, in original box, unused.

Estimated: £15 - £25

A hand knotted Persian carpet, from the North West region. 294 x 120 cm.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A hand knotted Persian Kerman carpet. 355 x 258 cm.

Estimated: £800 - £1000

A fine knotted Persian Kashan carpet, with blue ground and foliate design.  397 x 288 cm.

Estimated: £450 - £700

A woollen Aubusson style rug/wall hanging, with central floral motif. Length 148 cm, width 88 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80