Books, Medals, Militaria and Collectables (Cheltenham)

 

Books, Medals, Militaria and Collectables

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Chapel Walk Saleroom
Chapel Walk, Cheltenham
GL50 3DS
Tuesday, 27 September, 10:00am

EMG 1927 gramophone with Wilson Panharmonic straight horn, E.M.G soundbox, mounted in an HMV Junior Grand oak cabinet

Est. £4000 - £6000

Lot 160, this mighty gramophone, commences a significant collection of phonographs and gramophone ephemera. Complete with soundbox and tonearm and including a Garrard super motor.

Clarke, Harry (ills) 
"Fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen", Brentano's New York [1916]

Est. £200-300

Clarke's splendid illustrations are reminiscent of Art Nouveau, and his illustrious career as a stained glass artist is apparent by the vibrancy and definition of the illustrations accompanying Hans Christian Andersen's classic stories. This is one of numerous turn of the twentieth century illustrated books on offer in this auction, with other works by Edmund Dulac, W. Heath Robinson, Edward Detmold and Gwynedd Hudson also going under the hammer.

WWI uniform jacket to an officer in the Royal Sussex Regiment

Est. £600-800

This belonged to 2nd Lieut. C. E. Line and was produced in Dewbury & Son of Newgate Street, London. As though unused, the officer whom it was produced for was in the Royal Sussex Regiment. 

Quantity of gramophone needle tins

Est. £150-250

A brilliant and bright collection of gramophone needles presented in their iconic tins, including by such producers as Songster, Columbia, Embassy and His Master's Voice.

Three albums containing Victorian and Edwardian greeting cards

Est. £100-200

Including a tradesman's catalogue, this large collection of greeting cards is amongst our vast offerings of ephemera on offer, which also includes large collections of antique bookmarks, photographs, postcards, glamour postcards and indentures. 

A pair of 19th century over and under percussion pistols

Est. £200-300

Produced by W. Mills of 120 Holburn, London (1822-1843), this is one of numerous lots of both antique, reproduction and modern deactivated rifles on offer amongst our militaria. 

A late 19th century Harpe-Piccolo cylindrical music box

Est. £1500-2000

Produced c1885, this music box with an inlaid lid, although beautiful by appearance, its delight is in its song. Also on offer are numerous jazz records and books on jazz reference. 

Romanov Dynasty, Russia 300th Anniversary (Ukraine)

Est. £80-100

One of nearly seventy lots of coins and stamps in our collector's sale. You can imagine that the late Queen Elizabeth II's portrait must appear thousands and thousands, if not tens of thousands, of times in this vast amount of lots. 

Czech postcard sent to Dachau concentration camp dated 1944

Est. £80-120

Addressed to Karel Horais by his mother, this postcard was delivered to Dachau block 20/III. Horais was a Nazi resister from Brno, caught by the Gestapo in 1941. He was sent to Dachau, where he maintained his work as an electrician, and survived his time there, living until 1968.

Early 20th century oak cased pathephone

                                                                            Est. £300-500

We are also running a Timed Sale of Gold Sovereigns and Other Gold Coins, to finish on Wednesday 28th September, 11:00am. 

Buyer's premium - 22% 
(26.4% incl. VAT at 20% - ARR and online bidding fees may apply)

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