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DIY / PAINTING A WALLA close-up shot of painting a wall with emulsion using a large paint brush Date: 1950s
LEVI / HERMANN / BAYREUTHHERMANN LEVI German conductor with Dr Hans RICHTER and Felix MOTTL. The figure just out of shot is Cosima Wagner. Date: 1839 - 1900
MAN SHOT FROM GUNA human shell is seemingly shot from a cannon. In truth, he is propelled by a spring, and the explosion occurs a fraction of a second later... Date: 1884
MISHAP WITH A GUNA gentleman drops his gun as he climbs a gate, spattering both himself and his companion with shot Date: 1836
1798 MCGEE FIGHTS REBELSThe Reverend McGhees house successfully defended against the Rebels: Gentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798
1798 MAKING SHOT, SIEGEGentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798
John Bull Shot in RearThe bombardment of Hartlepool - John Bull gets hit in a sensitive area... Date: December 1914
Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter Mk. IF V8341Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF V8341, on take-off with the undercarriage retracting. Visible on the leading edges outboard of the engines are the receive antennae of the AI Mk.IV airborne
Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696MPercival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton
Mrs Rosling at BisleyMrs Rosling, who scored 40 out of 42 with the revolver at Bisley in 1901. Quite the shot. Date: 1901
A sailor and his girl - Studio shotA sailor (from HMS Llewellyn) and his girl - Studio shot. It has been suggested there is a likelihood these two are both chaps and that the fancy dress box (and wig store) was raided that day
Rhinoceros Hunting, Bahr-el-Ghazal, South Sudan, AfricaThe sad result of early 20th century Rhinoceros Hunting at Bahr-el-Ghazal, South Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1909
Lion Shooting in Sudan, AfricaThe sad result of Lion Hunting/Shooting in Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1909
A Jolly Tennis girl volleys home another winner! Date: 1914
VasesOne of two clear glass vases with a spreading foot and a long slim stem rising to a pinched neck opening with a serpentine three lobed rim. The glass has twisted ridges and dates from c.1870-1910
Variety milk jug, undersideGlazed porcelain milk jug decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo, part of a tea set manufactured by Royal Worcester in 1876
Variety tea setGlazed porcelain teapot and lid decorated with the Variety pattern, a transfer-printed blue design including geometric motifs, fans and bamboo
Six ladder-back chairsOne of six matching walnut ladder-back chairs. It lacks its original seat, but the seat rails bear slight indentations that indicate that it was most likely to have been made with a rush seat
PlateOne of three earthenware plates with a black and white transfer printed underglaze design in the centre and a zig-zag border around the rim, the pattern name is Pomona
Christmas crackers in boxCracker box printed in red and white, with a cut-out window revealing twelve unused Christmas crackers, manufactured in England c.1960-1970. Date: c.1960-1970
My Mothers Corner, a view of a domestic interior, watercolour on paper, c.1880-1900. Date: c.1880-1900
Lametta boxLametta for Decorating Christmas Trees, a cardboard box containing strips of silver lametta, manufactured in England, c.1930-1940. Date: c.1930-1940
Miniature Christmas baublesSet of 12 miniature coloured Christmas tree baubles in their original packaging, a printed red, cream and green cardboard box with a cellophane window, manufactured c.1950-1960. Date: c.1950-1960
Christmas baublesSet of 12 miniature coloured Christmas tree baubles in their original packaging, a printed red, cream and green cardboard box with a cellophane window, manufactured c.1950-1960. Date: c.1950-1960
Oak armchair and stoolOak armchair with parquetry banding, inlaid decoration and carved details, made in the west of England c.1600-1640. Date: c.1600-1640
Four wine glassesWine glass with a double series opaque twist stem and tulip-shaped bowl engraved with swags of husk decoration, one of a set of four made in England c.1790. Date: c.1790
Record shotWilliam Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue, containing 202 pages including the front and back covers, with black and white and colour illustrations including designs for ceilings and dados
Part of a garniture de cheminEwer made from porcelain, painted in gold and blue on a white ground with a coloured central reserve depicting a shepherdess holding a bird cage
Draw-leaf table made from oak with carved friezes, made in England c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650
Windsor armchair and ladder-back armchairWindsor armchair with a high-back double-bow and fleur-de-lys motif in the pierced central splat, made from beech, cherry and willow, with an elm seat
A pair of decantersDecanter of tapered form made from blown and bevelled blue glass, with a later pear-shaped stopper, one of a pair made in England c.1790. Date: c.1790
SheetA broadside, single page printed on one side, with an engraving at the top of the page of a kissing couple, illustrating the poem, The Mistletoe A Christmas Tale beneath
Christmas tree baublesChristmas tree bauble made from mould-blown glass in the shape of a house with a red painted roof, green and cerise windows, a cerise door and beige edging, thought to date c.1930-1940
My Macbeth< i> My Macbeth < /i>, a group portrait, possibly of the artist with his wife and son, in a domestic interior
TongsSteel tongs, from a set of fire irons, with shafts with baluster and bladed knops, a ball finial and pad-shaped terminals, manufactured in England, c.1740-60. Date: c.1740-1760
Fire toolsSteel and iron poker, one from a set of fire irons, with a shaft with baluster knops and a ball finial, manufactured in England, c.1740-60. Date: c.1740-1760
Tea bowls and saucersPorcelain saucer with cobalt blue underglaze decoration of three figures and a pavilion, probably made in Jingdezhen, China
Pages from Hamptons catalogue, c. 1929-1930Bound trade catalogue for Hampton & Sons Ltd, published c.1929-1930. 52 pages incuding front and back covers, with colour and black and white photographs. 22.7 x 13.8 cm
BoxStraw-work box decorated with an abstract geometric design in coloured straw with a black lacquered interior, containing four straw-work boxes inside which are hand-made Happy Families cards
Back cover of Hamptons catalogue, c. 1929-1930Bound trade catalogue for Hampton & Sons Ltd, published c.1929-1930. 52 pages incuding front and back covers, with colour and black and white photographs. 22.7 x 13.8 cm
Set of fire toolsBrass and wrought iron poker with a turned shaft featuring three knops and a ball knop at the top, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
CandlesticksBrass Heemskirk candlestick with a circular base, circular central drip tray and turnings in the stem, made in the Netherlands c.1570-1615. Date: c.1570-1615
PrintAn interior with two ladies, oil on canvas, by Arthur Trevor Haddon, signed Trevor Haddon and dated 1886 or possibly 1880. Date: 1886
Tea caddy, detailTea caddy made from rosewood with mother-of-pearl inlays, with a canted lid, containing two hinged-lidded compartments, one lid inlaid G, the other B
Hampden dinner plate, reverseAn earthenware dinner plate manufactured by Old Hall decorated with the Hampden design by Christopher Dresser. It has a turquoise applied transfer design and Japanese-style floral design
Hampden dinner plateAn earthenware dinner plate manufactured by Old Hall decorated with the Hampden design by Christopher Dresser. It has a turquoise applied transfer design and Japanese-style floral design
Mahogany side chairOne of a set of four mahogany chairs in the style of Thomas Chippendale with a pierced gothic splat, a top-rail with carved foliate terminals and modern horsehair upholstery
Sugar bowl from a tea caddyTea caddy made from rosewood with mother-of-pearl inlays, with a canted lid, containing two hinged-lidded compartments, one lid inlaid G, the other B