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Gorringes Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables
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Venue address
15 North Street
Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 2PD
United Kingdom
Gorringes Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables

9th and 10th December 2015

Auction dates
09 Dec 2015 10:00 GMT
Lots: 902
10 Dec 2015 10:00 GMT
Lots: 657
Viewing dates
04 Dec 2015 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
05 Dec 2015 09:00 - 14:00 GMT
07 Dec 2015 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
Auction currency
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There are 1558 lots within this auction
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An Art Nouveau postcard album, containing approximately 277 20th century European topographical
200 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, 1st edition, original 19/20 parts,
2,600 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - Oliver Twist, or the Parish Boys Progress, 1st edition, 1st issue in book form,
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, 1st edition, 1st issue, original
3,000 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1st edition, original 19/20
750 GBP
600 - 900 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - David Copperfield, 1st edition, original 19/20 parts, 8vo, 40 plates, illustrated
2,200 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - Little Dorrit, 1st edition in 19/20 parts, 8vo, original wraps, 40 plates,
650 GBP
600 - 900 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - Great Expectations, 1st edition, 1st issue, 3 vols, 1 of 1000 copies, vol I
12,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1st edition, 1st issue, in 6 monthly parts,
320 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Dickens, Charles - The Works, Centenary edition, 36 vols, ¾ blue leather with blue boards by
440 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Mandela, Nelson - The Illustrated Long Walk to Freedom, number 76 of 425, together with a separately
950 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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L'Exposition de Paris, 2 vols, red pictorial cloth, Paris 1889, L'Exposition de Paris, 3 vols,
140 GBP
180 - 220 GBP
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Tilghman, Richard Milbank (Paymaster 15th Foot, 1859-60, Jersey) - An album of 78 amusing pen and
320 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Gibbs, James - Bibliotecha Radcliviana; or a short description of the Radcliffe Library at Oxford,
200 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Evelyn, John - Silva: A discourse of forest - trees, 5th edition, 2 vols, rebound half calf, with
110 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Johnson, Samuel - A Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition, folio, later morocco binding,
420 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Bossert, Henri - Ornament, folio, original blue cloth, London 1924, Cescinky, Herbert and Gribble,
95 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Macquoid, Percy - A History of English Furniture, 4 vols, folio, red cloth, worn, some pages
95 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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B. Cohen & Sons Ltd - Period and Modern Decorative Furniture, in faux shagreen Art Deco binding,
140 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Lemoise, Paul Andre - Degas et Son Oeuvre, 4 vols, original wraps, qto, number 796/980, Paris [
550 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Salon Catalogues, 2 vols, (1883-5) and (1886-8) and Paris Salon (1889-91) (5)
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Schneider, Pierre - Matisse, folio cloth, with dj, New York [1984]
65 GBP
70 - 100 GBP
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Degas, Edgar - Catalogue des Tableaux, Pastels et dessins pour Edgar Degas à Galerie Georges
220 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Exposition Universelle, 4 vols, including album of plates, qto, cloth and Jacquemart, Albert -
65 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A 1936 Olympic competitor's souvenir book - Zur Erinnerung an di XI Olympiade Berlin 1936, 1 vol
95 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Dali, Salvador - 'Dali 'de Draeger', signed copy, Editorial Blume Barcelona - Madrid, 7th edition
190 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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Chesterton (G. K.) - The Collected Poems, 1 vol, 8vo, first edition signed and numbered 347/350,
200 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Wisden, John - Cricketer's Almanack, original cloth, for the years 1944, 1950, 1952, 1955-56 and
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Roberts, D. - Sketches in Egypt & Nubia, Dr Hans Schreider edition, no.353 of 1000, green calf and
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Barber, P. - The Queen Mary Atlas, Folio Society 2005, full gilt calf with commentary, boxed.
150 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A Victorian Thomason type barrel corkscrew, with turned bone handle and Royal coat of arms plaque,
150 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A Victorian bone handled Henshall type direct pull corkscrew, a Victorian rack and pinion corkscrew,
190 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A Dunhill electroplated lift arm lighter, design no.737418, together with another plated Jumbo
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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An early 20th century bone handled sword stick, with blued steel floral decoration, together with
200 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A late 19th century ebony walking cane, with blue porcelain handle decorated with mother and
260 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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An Edwardian walking cane, with silver mounted elephant tooth handle, hallmarked for Mappin Bros,
170 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Boxing Interest: The Matt Wells Cup, dated September 14th 1930, won by George Macham at The Ring,
220 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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A tribal carved bone mask, probably African Democratic Republic of Congo, 8.5in.
190 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A collection of various Far and Middle Eastern jewellery, including Tibetan bangles, Balkan beadwork
130 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A large collection of Carakalpak Uzbekistan jewellery, includes various coloured hardstone inset
550 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A framed and glazed European textile fragment, depicting a vase of flowers and other floral
280 GBP
350 - 450 GBP
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A 19th century needlework sampler, with central vase of flowers and embroidered verse, together with
360 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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A Victorian oval silkwork picture, depicting a biblical scene of Moses on the river, within a gilt
100 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A 19th century oval needlework map sampler, detailing England and Wales within a floral border and
120 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A 19th century needlework picture after Nicholas Poussin, et in arcadia ego, a figural scene
240 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A Regency silkwork picture, depicting an encounter in a woodland setting, within in rectangular gilt
150 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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A pair of 1920's silk lined crewel work curtains, depicting birds, flowers and berries, 7ft 10ins
1,100 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Bradford, Darby & Hulls. A brass hydrostatical steelyard, c.1753, having rectangular graduated brass
150 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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A Persian engraved brass astrolabe, probably 19th century, with pierced dials and engraved scale
2,000 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A chondrometer or corn balance by Brian Corcoran, lacquered brass, with fitted mahogany case,
360 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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An unusual pair of adjustable binoculars, marked for JB Dancer Optician, 43 Cross Street,
130 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A Newton & Co lacquered brass and mahogany magic lantern, converted to electricity, with a plaque
280 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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An early 20th century patinated and lacquered brass theodolite, with original mahogany case marked
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A Leica IIIC camera, serial no.435216, with a Leitz Elmar 50mm lens, together with another Leitz
160 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A 19th century French mahogany barrel organ, the front with ormolu mounted side pilasters, the
280 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A Lupot violin bow, with silver octagonal nut and silver mounted ebony frog, 60 grams
150 GBP
250 - 300 GBP
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A Spanish classical guitar by Manuel G. Contreras, c.1973, together with a brown carry case
360 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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An early 20th century military brass drum for the Gloucestershire Regiment, decorated with battle
200 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A 19th century rectangular Tunbridge ware box, the lid decorated with a view of Herstmonceux Castle,
340 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A Victorian Tunbridge ware and ebony tea caddy, by Thomas Barton, the lid centred with a perspective
400 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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