antiques & fine art sale

Thirteen volumes Beatrix Potter related, including "Beatrix Potter, Her Lakeland Years" by W.R. Mitchell, "Beatrix Potter's Americans, Selected Letters", etc.

Sold for £60

Alfred Wainwright, original pen and ink drawing, "The Great Frost of 1895, Kendal", signed. 15 cm x 20 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £800

Alfred Wainwright, original pen and ink drawing, "The House of Correction, Kendal". 15 cm x 20 cm, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £650

Alfred Wainwright, original pen and ink drawing, "The Pier and Beach, Fleetwood". 17 cm x 21.5 cm, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Alfred Wainwright, original pen and ink drawing, "Stricklandgate, Kendal". 15 cm x 20 cm, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £650

Alfred Wainwright, original printing plate from the Limited Edition "Westmorland Heritage" by Alfred Wainwright "Thrimby" framed and glazed (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Alfred Wainwright, original printing plate from the Limited Edition "Westmorland Heritage" by Alfred Wainwright, Crosby Ravensworth, framed and glazed (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Pictorial Gazette 1926, a hand drawn and written booklet "Made to Amuse" Alfred Wainwright's colleagues in the office of Blackburn Treasury Department, with many of them featured in its pages (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A letter to Fred Sellers from Alfred Wainwright, thanking him for "The Generous references to myself and for certain nostalgic memories", 1955. Also a letter to Fred Sellers from December 1985. Wainwright and Fred worked together in the Treasurers Office in Blackburn. Fred remained there all his working life. Wainwright had written to Fred asking if he had any drawings or photographs from their office days as he wanted to use them in his autobiography "Ex-Fellwanderer", together with a sketch of Mr Sellers when Boro Treasurer.

Sold for £380

A flier for The First Pictorial Guide "The Eastern Fells", which was published in 1955. Wainwright had an aversion to publicity but realised he would need a means of drawing attention to his book in order to get it into the shops. He produced this flier which he sent to old friends in Blackburn as well as various bodies he thought might help promote the book.

Sold for £200

A sketch of Colman Keene, "The Great Sleuth" who was best man at the wedding of Lord Bruet de Mustarde.

Sold for £30

Thirty Alfred Wainwright sketches, on small scraps of paper. Wainwright's drawings included self portraits and portraits of his friends and colleagues. The sketches often poked fun at his friends and mocked his superiors. He used these scraps as a way of trying out ideas for his Pictorial Gazette. The thirty images in this collection are representative of these sketches (see illustration).

Sold for £380

One volume "Walks on The Howgill Fells & Adjoining Fells", signed First Edition with dust jacket (see illustration).

Sold for £280

One volume "Old Roads of Eastern Lakeland", signed First Edition.

Sold for £240

One volume "Scottish Mountain Drawings", Alfred Wainwrights own copy of Scottish Mountain Drawings "Mutilated" as he was going to cut out pages.

Sold for £150

One volume "Westmorland Heritage", signed Limited Numbered Edition 436/1000 and with original cardboard outer packaging (see illustration).

Sold for £400

One volume A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 4 "the Southern Fells" First Edition, soft cover with dust jacket.

Sold for £130

One volume A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 1 "The Eastern Fells, First Edition, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £550

One volume A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 3 "The Central Fells", First Edition.

Sold for £75

One volume A pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 7 "The Western Fells", First Edition.

Sold for £150

One volume A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 2 "The Far Eastern Fells", First Edition.

Sold for £75

One volume A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 3 "The Central Fells", signed First Edition (see illustration).

Sold for £480

One volume A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells Book 2 "The Far Eastern Fells", signed First Edition (see illustration).

Sold for £900

One volume A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book 5 "The Northern Fells", signed.

Sold for £350

A poster "Did You Buy A Copy of Book 6 The Northwestern Fells" Last Year?", Wainwright's publishers the Westmorland Gazette seeking the owner of the one millionth Wainwright book purchased from them in 1986. The owner was to have their book leather bound and have dinner with Wainwright. Rumour has it that being aware of this promotion Wainwright being notoriously anti-publicity made sure that he himself purchased the millionth copy of the book.

Sold for £170

A map of The County of Westmorland as it was in 1974, signed in green ink by Alfred Wainwright and with an antiquarian map of Cumbria.

Sold for £130

Two letters from Wainwright to Hunter Davies, both signed, and with envelope to Hunter Davies, John Peel Farm, Caldbeck, 1983, 1986 and 1987.

Sold for £380

Two signed type written letters, to Mrs Deketelaere 1974 as responses to the possibility of purchasing "another original drawing" and a discussion about walking expeditions, both with envelopes.

Sold for £120

Two letters to a fan, Mary Reinbach of Carlisle, one signed the other signed with initials and dated 1979 and 1988 respectively.

Sold for £200

A signed letter to Judy Naylor 1981, this letter was used by Hunter Davies in his publication "The Wainwright Letters" page 354, with envelope, and a photocopy of another letter to Mrs Naylor not used in the publication.

Sold for £130

Two Alfred Wainwright letters to Mr Scott, both used in Hunter Davies publication "The Wainwright Letters" pages 86 and 93.

Sold for £300

Seven carbon copies of Alfred Wainwright letters to Mr Poucher, as used in Hunter Davies book "The Wainwright Letters" pages 87 and 88.

Sold for £40

An invoice to A. Wainwright Esq., this being the original invoice for book 1 from Bateman & Hewitson Ltd., 5/10/1955.

Sold for £480

A typed review of Wainwright's First Pictorial Guide "The Eastern Fells", believed to be Wainwright's own review of his own publication.

Sold for £850

An original flier for Book 1 "The Eastern Fells", note that the author is described as "Alfred Wainwright" prior to simply becoming A. Wainwright.

Sold for £260

A typed series of questions and answers to Bill Mitchell, see Hunter Davies biography "Wainwright The Biography" page 163 and in relation to Book 1 "The Eastern Fells".

Sold for £950

A collection of original letters, carbon copies and photocopies, including March 1961 to Mr Chadwick, letter, signed, a letter to Richard Adams (Watership Down) October 1976, letter to Hunter Davies from Richard Adams, October 1994, original to George Howarth 1980, Mrs Norton 1974, etc.

Sold for £160

A boxed set of Pictorial Guides, eight volumes, unopened, and seven Pictorial Guides to The Lakeland Fells Books 1-7.

Sold for £38

Twelve volumes Wainwright, and seven VHS video cassettes by Striding Edge.

Sold for £20

A set of Lakeland Sketchbooks, Volumes 1-5.

Sold for £85

Five volumes Wainwright, "Fell Walking with a Camera", "Westmorland Heritage", "For Those who Love the Hills" William Dyer after Wainwright signed by the author Eric Robson, a companion to Wainwrights, the official Wainwright Gazetteer, signed by the author Peter Linney and Wainwright "Coast to Coast".

Sold for £60

Five Wainwright Sketchbooks, Ribble, North Wales, Peak District, Eden and Bowland.

Sold for £170

Six Wainwright Sketchbooks, Second Dales, Wyre, Furness (2) and Lune.

Sold for £150

Wainwright "Scottish Mountain Drawings", volumes 1-6.

Sold for £120

Wainwright "Lakeland Mountain Drawings", volumes 1-5, volume 1 signed.

Sold for £190

A collection of Wainwright related magazines, maps and booklets.

Sold for £40

29 volumes of Wainwrights Pictorial Guides to The Fells.

Sold for £70

7 volumes, "Wainwright in Lakeland", "Fell Wanderer", "Lakeland Sketchbook", "Walks on The Howgill Fells", "A Pennine Journey" and "Wainwirght The Biography" signed by Hunter Davies.

Sold for £30

5 volumes Wainwright, "Welsh Mountain Drawings", signed copy of "Wainwright in Scotland", "Fell Wanderer", "Walks on The Howgill Fells" and "Walks in Limestone Country".

Sold for £100

8 volumes Wainwright, "Ex Fell Wanderer", "Three Westmorland Rivers", "Westmorland Heritage", "Wainwright in Lakeland", "Fell Wanderer", "Lakeland Sketchbook", "Walks on The Howgill Fells" and "Walks in Limestone Country".

Sold for £55

34 Wainwright Pictorial Guides, including early and First Editions.

Sold for £380

A collection of Wainwright Society books, and "The Wainwright Notebook" 6/20 and related items.

Sold for £50

10 Wainwright and related volumes, including "Wainwright's Lost Tour", "Coast to Coast with Wainwright" and "In The Footprints of Wainwright".

Sold for £30

A collection of Wainwright prints, notebooks, diaries and other books.

Sold for £40

A First Edition "Dales Sketchbook", and a First Edition "A Lune Sketchbook".

Sold for £220

A signed First Edition "Kendal in The 19th Century" (see illustration).

Sold for £130

One volume "Kendal in The 19th Century", First Edition.

Sold for £48

One volume "Scratch & Co.", The Great Cat Expedition by Molly Lefebure illustrated by Wainwright and signed by the author.

Sold for £130

Alfred Wainwright "A Guide to The View from Scafell Pike" by Chris Jesty.

Sold for £50

Charles Arthur Muller (b. 1868), an ivory and carved marble sculpture "Invocation" figure, circa 1910, raised on a variegated marble base. Height 48.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1650

A late 19th century Italian bronze of Hermes. Height 56 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £190

A Chinese bronze fo dog potpourri holder, circa 1900. Height 19 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A Japanese bronze club shaped vase, decorated with an insect in relief and with character mark signature to base. Height 28 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A Chinese bronze table lamp base, with fo dog decoration and with pierced foot. Height excluding light fitting and base 49 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £50

A Japanese bronze figure, tiger attacking a one horned rhinoceros, signed. Length 13 cm and raised on a later wooden base (see illustration).

Sold for £210

A Chinese carved hardwood figure, fisherman, converted to a table lamp. Height excluding light fitting 48 cm.

Sold for £85

A pair of Japanese Shibayama circular wall plaques, each with lacquered border and carved bone and ivory bird and foliage, circa 1900. Diameter 46 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £350

A Japanese bronze elephant and tiger group, bearing signature. Length 22 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £450

A Chinese bronze lidded vessel, with eagle and snake finial to the lid, the base with dragon. Height 31 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A pair of Japanese bronze male and female figures, each in standing pose and bearing signature, probably circa 1900, and raised on a later wooden base. Height excluding base 19 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £450

A Bergman style bronze fox, with duck to mouth (detached). Length approximately 12 cm.

Sold for £20

A Victorian brass lamp standard, raised on four angled supports and short feet terminating in paws.

Sold for £50

A Japanese Shibayama plaque, oval, decorated with a bird of prey and foliage. 54 cm x 42 cm.

Sold for £110

Seven late 19th early 20th century Chinese carved ivory Deities, including Jurogin, Daikoku, etc. all raised on a later wooden plinth, signed and approximately 9 cm tall.

Sold for £200

A Russian spelter figure of a horse, signed and dated 1967. Height 29.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A pair of Burmese carved wooden water buffalo and figure groups. Each height 23 cm.

Sold for £65

Nine Chinese carved soapstone figures. Tallest 32 cm.

Sold for £500

Six Oriental carved soapstone vases and table stand. Tallest 22 cm.

Sold for £80

A pair of Chinese shells, carved with figures and buildings and each raised on a carved wooden stand. Height 28.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £550

Seven Chinese carved wooden Deities. Each height approximately 13 cm.

Sold for £75

An early 20th century bone handled Tanto, with bone and metal mounted scabbard. Length 47 cm.

Sold for £30

A late 19th century bronze figure of a Spaniel, on rectangular base with canted angles. Length 13 cm.

Sold for £65

A Chinese wooden carving of a figure, raised on a wooden stand and converted to a table lamp, height excluding light fitting 33 cm, and five vase stands.

Sold for £120

A Victorian brass and copper coal receiver, with loop handle and bombe body. Diameter approximately 44 cm.

Sold for £35

A collection of ephemera principally relating to Sheila Fell, including Castlegate House Gallery catalogue, press cuttings, etc., also items relating to Percy Kelly, etc.

Sold for £80

A pair of composition figural table lamps, with glass shades and beaded curtain. Height 72 cm.

Sold for £180

A pair of Art Deco style composition table lamps, seated figures each holding a ball and raised on a stepped base. Height 51 cm.

Sold for £110

A pair of Art Deco style composition figural table lamps, each a female figure with snake holding aloft a globe. Height 63 cm.

Sold for £150

A pair of bronze stags, standing pose on naturalistic base with marble plinth, after Moignier. Height 72 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £850

A bronze bull, raised on a rectangular marble base. Length 48 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £420

A Chinese brass censer, with pierced lid and dragon handles. Height 33 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A 19th century onyx and gilt brass pedestal, with revolving top and raised on short feet. Height 98 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A large coopered ewer, with brass mounts and handles. Height 58 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A cast iron fire basket, with moulded back and integral fire dogs. Width 64 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A pair of late 19th century French spelter figures, bronze patination, male and female. Height 34 cm.

Sold for £100

An early 20th century Italian gilt metal jewellery box, with handpainted signed miniature to lid. 6 cm x 11.5 cm.

Sold for £80

A late 19th/early 20th century Continental gilt painted cast metal tazza, with glass top. Height 46 cm.

Sold for £70

Two volumes "Guide to The Lakes" by W. Green, 1819, Volume 1 with map.

Sold for £150

An ivory and bamboo whip, by Wilson of Paris. Length including whip end 72 cm.

Sold for £40

One volume "Collectible Clocks 1840-1940", Alan & Rita Shenton.

Sold for £10