Act for Preventing Frauds and Abuses in His Majesty's Customs 1662

King Charles I (1600-1649) took to the English throne in 1625. An unpopular monarch with a tyrannical bent, he soon turned the powerful institutions of government against himself. His marriage to a Roman Catholic (Henrietta Maria...

A hardcover example (with dust-jacket) of Armstong's autobiography Every Second Counts, measuring 6½" x 9½" and totalling 246 pages. Armstrong has signed in black felt tip pen on ...

A rare Bert Lahr autographed photo depicting him as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz Bert Lahr (1895-1967) was an American stage and screen perfo...

In 1969, Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon. He was awarded a Congressional Space Medal of Honor for...

- Satirical illustration from EH Shepard for a 1936 edition of Punch magazine - Original artwork signed by the Winnie the Pooh artist - Originates fro...

William Jan Berry (1941-2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (1940-) formed the musical duo Jan & Dean and were popular in the 1950s and 1960s. They were a precursor to The Beach Boys, singing in the surf music style. This 10" x 8" black and white photograph depicts Jan and Dean...

This silver presentation vase is a small replica of the classical Roman ‘Warwick Vase’. The body is cast and chased with fruiting vines below the rim. The central field has a continuous band with bearded Bacchic heads floating above a lion’s mask and pelt. The applied handles comprise gnarled twisted vine stems. The spreading stem is set on a square foot which in turn sits on an ebonised wooden plinth base. The plinth is applied with two vacant laurel wreath cartouches and two rectangular plaques, one finely engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms and the other inscribed “Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall Races 1845, the gift of her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Augustus Coryton Esqr, W. R. Fortescue Esqr, Stewards” and “Her Majesty’s Vase, value 100gs., for three-year-old and upwards – Heats, about two miles, starting at the T.Y.C. Starting-post, once round, to the Grand Stand Winning-post.” Fully marked and stamped on the side of the foot ‘Hunt & Roskell Late Storr & Mortimer 2225’. English, assayed for London 1845. Provenance: Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Sir John Barker-Mill, Baronet of Mottisfont.Thence by descent. John Barker (1803-1860) was created 1st Baronet ‘of Mottisfont in the County of Southampton’ on 16 March 1836. A noted racehorse owner, Barker won numerous prestigious trophies with Giantess, Cymba, Miss Ellis and Pugilist. His most prestigious horse, Leviathan, sire of Giantess, won 16 of 21 starts and was sold to George IV for 2,000 guineas. Plymouth, Devonport and Cornwall Races were held from 1828 until 1930. The racecourse was a flat, oval course of 12 furlongs with a straight run-in of 2 ½ furlongs. ‘Royal Plates...

Sixty Years A Queen: The Story Of Her Majesty's Reign by Sir Herbert Maxwell. Published in London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1897. 1st Ed hardcover, wit...

This is a beautiful and scarce hardback book. In the last decade of the 19th century King Chulalongkorn of Thailand made a number of overseas trips to make contact and diplomatic relations with European nations and the west, one of the key countries on these visits was Russia, where he was warmly received at the Imperial court of the Emperor Nicholas and with whose family he forged close ties and from that sprang many fabulous gifts made by the house of Faberge and from whom the Thai royal...

A striking, rare map with a cartouche dedicated to Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna. Published by J. Bleau, Amsterdam, 1662. Contemporary coloring.

Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse miniature blue and white Kangxi vase Kangxi (1662-1722), ca 1720 With a scene of floral decor and long Eliza The porcelain vase...

Paolo Veronese: A Master and His Workshop in Renaissance Venice by Virginia Brilliant and Frederick Ilchman. Published by Scala Arts Publishers Inc....