E-CATALOGUE COLLECTORS & GENERAL. (This is the draft catalogue. There are no estimates). Catalogue 2.00

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1 Pullman House, The Sidings, Boundary Lane Saltney, CHESTER, CH4 8RD Tel: Fax: byrne s Auctioneers & Valuers E-CATALOGUE COLLECTORS & GENERAL (This is the draft catalogue. There are no estimates). Wednesday 20 th February 2013 at 10am Catalogue 2.00 Viewing: Tuesday 19 th February (Strictly) 2pm 7pm Morning of sale: 9am On Tuesdays we get VERY busy straight after 2pm. If you d prefer more space to view we recommend you arrive later in the day. Please note that we do not have waiting facilities prior to the saleroom opening for viewing. PLEASE PARK IN THE VISITOR CAR PARKING. THANK YOU DON T FORGET TO WRAP UP WARM! FORTHCOMING SALES Collectors & General 6 th March (Viewing 5 th March) IMPORTANT NOTICE: Buyer s Premium is 21% incl VAT. Your attention is drawn to our Conditions of Sale at the back of the catalogue. Please note that some lots in this sale are subject to VAT on the hammer. These are marked with an * in the catalogue.

2 We would like to point out to all our visiting clients that the saleroom can be a hazardous place to visit. Glass and ceramics in boxes can become fragile during viewing so please be careful when delving into boxes. Furniture is arranged as carefully as it can be in the space available but it is stacked and can therefore pose a risk. Please be careful when moving amongst the furniture. On sale day there is a café operating at the rear of the saleroom. Please have consideration to other visitors who may be carrying hot drinks. All items of upholstered furniture included in this sale are sold as works of art. The items may not comply with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 and for this reason they should not be used in a private dwelling without being first appraised and if necessary, reupholstered by a competent person. 1 Clarice Cliff plate, coloured glass flower bowl, glass oil lamp base and other decorative ceramics 2 Wedgwood Clio pattern trinket boxes and lidded jar (5) 3 Royal Albert Old Country Roses dinner and tea wares, also Royal Kent china cups and saucers and Royal Doulton plate 4 Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book and two 'Adventures of Rupert Bear' books (3) 5 Victorian brass footed jardiniere, copper and brass handled graduating pans, two copper funnels and a tambourine 6 Carltonware handled dish, Sylvac vases, Aynsley vases and other decorative ceramics (2 trays) s Midwinter Stylecraft Bali-Hai pattern coffee and dinner service 8 Oak cased canteen of cutlery 9 Denby part tea service s retro Denby coffee service 11 Three copper measures, copper and brass footed bowl, modern clock and other metal wares 12 Two Crown Derby teapots and a Crown Derby pedestal vase in Imari palette (3) 13 Assorted clock parts 14 Assorted cased silver plated cutlery 15 Cooper Craft pottery figure of a cow and a similar figure, two meat plates, butter dish and cover and glass swan dish 16 Stuart Crystal boxed decanter and six Stuart Crystal pedestal glasses (boxed) 17 Beswick pottery jug, Nao figure of geese, cottage ornaments and other decorative ceramics 18 Quantity of cased silver plated and stainless steel cutlery also a Victorian silver plated teapot 19 Amethyst carnival glass dish 20 Wellington china part tea set and a silver plated basket 21 Quantity of Wedgwood jasper wares including plates, trinket wares and vases, also four Spode Christmas collectors' plates 22 Blue Mountain pottery style glazed dog figure, Cooper Craft figure of a spaniel, storage jars, oak box, Japanese teapot and other decorative ceramics 23 Prinz Auto twin lens reflex camera, also a Steinheil Optik cased camera lens and other assorted cameras and assorted accessories, also a zither 24 Myott pottery Indian Tree pattern dinner service and an Alfred Meakin part dinner service 25 White metal handled tea knives and other assorted cased silver plated cutlery 26 Two Shelley china cups, two pairs of field glasses, Denby pottery jug, Maling china dish and other decorative ceramics (2 trays) 27 Royal Doulton Forest Glade part coffee service, also Royal Doulton Counter Point china tea wares and a Paragon china part tea service 28 Late Victorian china tea service 29 Floral china tea service, two Wedgwood leaf plates, royal commemorative cup, Grimwades Peter Rabbit nursery plates, Japanese eggshell china tea wares, Pendelfin figure and other decorative ceramics (2 trays) 30 Pedigree style doll and assorted modern dolls 31 Silver plated cutlery, assorted picture postcards, glass paperweight, Casio wristwatch, pair of stainless steel dwarf candlesticks and other miscellany 32 Wedgwood blue jasperware trinket wares, brass figure of a stag, oak cased barometer, spitfire desk ornament, carved wooden box, modern mantel clock, Japanese figures, Wedgwood vases and other miscellany 33 Royal Crown Derby 'Derby Posies' pattern cream jug, Royal Albert Old Country Roses pattern saucers, Royal Worcester Arden pattern cake stand and other decorative ceramics 34 Assorted silver plated cutlery 35 Oak cased silver plated fish eaters 36 Mayfair china tea and coffee service 37 Extensive Royal Worcester Evesham pattern dinner and tea wares 38 Denby stoneware green glazed part dinner and tea service 39 Two silver plated pedestal dishes, quantity of silver plated cutlery, serving tray, biscuit barrel etc 40 Olympus OM10 35mm cased camera, leather cased binoculars and other camera accessories

3 41 Two cut glass bowls, glass decanter, Stuart Crystal boxed atomiser, sundae dishes and assorted other glassware (2 trays) 42 Minton floral decorated plate, Wedgwood green jasper ware lidded dish, Carltonware lidded dish and other decorative ceramics 43 Three Victorian brass trivets, cast metal door stop, brass chamber stick, anniversary clock and other metal wares 44 Queen Anne china part tea service, carnival glass pedestal dish and bowl, also two photographs of royal visits to Broughton 45 Quantity of Wedgwood blue jasper wares including pedestal vases, trinket boxes etc 46 Susie Cooper floral pattern plates and dishes also Clarice Cliff plate, Wilkinson china cups and saucers and other decorative ceramics 47 Canteen of Kings pattern silver plated cutlery and other assorted silver plated cutlery 48 Paragon Athena pattern coffee service 49 Silver plated topped glass decanter and three further decanters, silver plated and glass hot water jug and a quantity of pedestal and other glassware (2 trays) 50 Silver plated wares including cutlery, serving trays, three piece tea service, napkin rings, candelabra etc 51 German porcelain blue and white coffee service 52 Leather cased avometer, three brass ornamental cannons, Japanese jewellery box and other miscellany 53 Oriental blue and white stick stand and a large West German vase (2) 54 Pewter four piece tea and coffee service, quantity of silver plated cutlery and other metal wares 55 Two wooden letter racks and a small amount of silver plated and stainless steel cutlery 56 Thomas Webb crystal glass decanter, two Stuart Crystal Chester commemorative pedestal glasses, cut glass pedestal lidded urn, Bohemia Crystal footed bowl and other glassware 57 Modern art glass vase and a similar bowl 58 Royal Albert Braemar pattern part tea service, also a Windsor china part tea service 59 Wade Gothic pattern jug, three Staffordshire graduating jugs, Royal Doulton Brambly Hedge miniature cream jug and other decorative ceramics 60 Modern art glass bowl and modern art glass shell form dish 61 Victorian cast iron and opaline glass pedestal oil lamp and a brass pedestal oil lamp (2) 62 Chinese blue and white ginger jar, two carved cork framed scenes, Japanese figures, Allerton's pottery toby jug and other decorative ceramics (4 trays) 63 Noritake Humoresque pattern tea and dinner wares 64 Retro Hornsea Bronte pattern tea, coffee and dinner wares 65 Royal Worcester Evesham pattern oven to table wares and a Royal Worcester Arden pattern cake stand 66 Victorian enamelled opaline glass vase, other Victorian and later coloured glassware and cut glassware 67 Royal Doulton English Scenes jug, Dudson jasper ware jug, Wedgwood blue jasper ware trinket box and dish, also Royal Staffordshire Rangoon pattern pedestal urn, David Winter cottage ornaments and other decorative ceramics (2 trays) 68 Wedgwood blue jasper ware pedestal bowl and other Wedgwood jasper wares including black pin dish, also Wedgwood lidded dish, collectors plates and other decorative ceramics 69 Silver plated fish slice, other silver plated cutlery, three Staffordshire character jugs, salad bowl, plated bonbon dish, pair of candlesticks, silver handled fork, pedestal glassware, dog figure group and other miscellany 70 Four copper bed warmers 71 Quantity of household glassware including coloured glass liqueur decanter and glasses (2 boxes) 72 Three framed Chester prints, two wooden trays and a spirit barrel 73 Quantity of household china 74 Silver plated wares including handled dish, comport, cutlery etc 75 Board games, badminton and cricket sets etc 76 Quantity of eight track cassettes including some Elvis Presley 77 Alfred Meakin dinner plates, Staffordshire twin handled vase, dressing table set, framed prints and other miscellany (3 boxes) 78 Two cased sets of crown green bowls 79 Glass decanter, stainless steel cutlery, hors d'oeuvre set, blue and white plate and other miscellany 80 Quantity of stainless steel cutlery, Ducal bowl, pewter tankards and other miscellany 81 Quantity of household fabrics including table cloths 82 Table lamps, jardinieres and other household miscellany 83 Quantity of framed pictures, prints and a mirror 84 Five boxes of books including Dickens novels 85 Five boxes of books 86 Royal Doulton Alice pattern dinner service, also similar dinner wares 87 Quantity of china and other figures 88 Taylor crown green bowls, cased with four Almark crown green bowls, also a pair of bowling shoes

4 89 Box of household china including Noritake footed dish, Royal Vale cups and saucers etc 90 Quantity of household miscellany including cutlery, glassware, china etc (4 boxes) 91 Box of miscellany including glass light shade, blue and white plates etc 92 Quantity of pedestal and other glassware including punch set (2 boxes) 93 Quantity of household miscellany including jardinieres, silver plated candelabra, brassware etc 94 Quantity of catering quality stainless steel wares including platters, cutlery etc 95 Quantity of Barbie and other dolls 96 Large quantity of stainless steel catering platters, salmon platter etc (3 boxes) 97 Two boxes of modern books including antiques related subjects and history 98 Box of modern books, principally wine related 99 Thomas Shuttleworth, Sailing boats on high seas titled 'Berwick Law', signed watercolour, also F Yeo, Shipping on the Mersey, signed oil painting (2) 100 Modern resin bust of Admiral Lord Nelson, accompanied by a limited edition JMW Turner print of the Battle of Trafalgar, a Lord Nelson portrait print, and other Nelson collectables 101 Six assorted fishing rods and fly reels 102 Quantity of LP records 103 Three Japanese Imari plates, Staffordshire flat back figure, Beswick dish, large pottery horse, Capodimonte figure and other decorative ceramics (3 trays) 104 Quantity of Merrythought boxed teddy bears, also a Harrods bear and other assorted teddy bears 105 Pair of opera glasses, dressing table set, Franklin Mint china figure 'Sleeping Beauty', royal commemorative tea wares and other miscellany 106 Extensive retro Midwinter Sienna pattern dinner and tea wares 107 Gilt framed oil painting, 'The Austrian Boy Piper' 108 Oak framed print after Frank Salisbury 109 Victorian blue and white meat plate, Royal Doulton floral ornament, Crown Staffordshire floral ornament, four brass plaques, delft blue and white vase, modern musical bottle and a large glass bowl 110 Victorian blue and white lidded jar, cut glass fruit bowl, Japanese blue and white vase, blue and white plates, quantity of medallions, collectors plates, large pottery bowl and other decorative ceramics 111 Quantity of household kitchenalia including stainless steel wares (3 boxes) 112 Four boxes of books 113 Leonardo collection 'tea for one' service, also a quantity of Mayfair edition miniatures and a part canteen of stainless steel cutlery 114 Lyons' Extract enamelled advertising sign 115 Two gun cases and a print maker's tray 116 Five pottery table lamps and an onyx table lamp (6) 117 Victorian majolica jardiniere stand 118 Box of modern books, principally antiques related 119 China figural table lamp, other table lamps, hats, mirror, doll and other miscellany (5 boxes) 120 Quantity of Stella Artois glasses and millennium gift ware jars and other miscellany 121 Quantity of assorted sheet music 122 Assorted picture postcards, playing cards and other miscellany 123 Cannon cased camera lens, Olympus OM20 camera and other assorted old cameras 124 Cranberry glass jug, coffee grinder, Royal Albert royal commemorative cups, royal commemorative glass beaker dated 1897 and other decorative ceramics 125 Dansette transistor radio, cased binoculars, Hitachi video camera and other miscellany 126 Victorian blue and white tureen, Victorian blue and white warming plate, Chinese blue and white teapot and other blue and white wares 127 Crown Ducal ware bowl, two tin glazed pottery dishes, ebony and inlaid box and other miscellany 128 Quantity of various china and glass ornamental bells 129 Quantity of Aynsley feline subject collectors' plates 130 Wedgwood black jasper ware plate, Copeland Spode green glazed hunting jug, Carltonware leaf dish and other decorative ceramics, also a cased Kodak camera etc 131 Japanese eggshell china tea service 132 Pentax M.E. cased camera and accessories, also a Yashica cased camera (2) 133 Silver plated serving tray, limited edition print, framed tapestry, Beverly china loving cup, Royal Worcester coffee cups, Wedgwood blue jasper ware dish and other decorative ceramics 134 Victorian blue and white tureen, Victorian pottery cake stand, Royal Worcester cake servers, metal figure, cocktail shaker and boxed place mats 135 Brass aeroplane, plastic model cars and three wooden boxes 136 Electronic detective game and Fabulous Fred game (2) 137 Wedgwood blue jasper ware dish, Wedgwood part tea service, Colclough china part tea service, Czechoslovakian china coffee service, silver plated tea service and other miscellany

5 138 Brass trench art vase, Harrods of Knightsbridge printing block, table lamp, brass car ornament, silver plated goblets and other miscellany 139 Silver plated four piece tea service, petit-point dressing table set, silver plated cigarette case, stem vase and muffin dish and other silver plated wares 140 Brassware including companion stand, vases, candlesticks, also copper pots and other metal wares 141 Four boxes of books, principally on photography 142 Miscellany including jewellery box, loose cutlery, clay pipes etc 143 Quantity of old tins, two ornamental pistols, pottery bread bin, companion stand and a table lamp 144 Quantity of household miscellany including Staffordshire tea wares (3 boxes) 145 Cassell's Bok of Knowledge, Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery and other books (1 box) 146 Four H J penguin figures, doll and two wicker baskets 147 Ship's decanter and another decanter, Royal Norfolk part dinner service and other decorative ceramics 148 Assorted mixed dinner plates and other household miscellany (2 boxes) 149 Hardstone inlaid table globe 150 Tonka dumper truck and Tonka crane 151 Victorian copper twin handled pedestal urn (Samovar conversion) 152 Adjustable office desk lamp 153 Two modern art glass vases 154 Mike Gillespie bronze sculpture 155 Pair of Victorian silver plated candelabra 156 Set of balance scales, brass oil lamp, blue and white plates, scrap book and other miscellany 156A Hardy Palakona split cane 9' trout rod, original bag, also a cased Hardy trout reel and a priest (3) 157 Quantity of Days Gone and other boxed model vehicles 158 Two glass decanters, Royal Doulton glass vase, Royal Doulton glass bowl and other glassware 159 Wade Whimsies, Carltonware cream jug, Royal Doulton 'Sam Weller' character jug, Japanese eggshell china, Crown Devon pottery vase and other decorative ceramics (2 trays) 160 Decorative ceramics including Crown Ducal and Meakin (2 boxes) 161 Floral decorated hanging glass light shade 162 Quantity of glassware including dressing table pieces, comport, decanter, carnival glass, copper jug, brass inkwell and other miscellany (2 trays) 163 Silver plated wares including Walker and Hall toast rack, pedestal baskets and quantity of cutlery 164 Modernist hanging glass light pendant 165 Two Booths Old Willow pattern plates and other blue and white plates, Vale china part tea service and other decorative ceramics (2 trays) 166 Art Deco hanging light shade 167 Tunstall pottery dinner service and a Victorian Staffordshire tea service 168 Victorian copper kettle, trivet, kitchen scales with weights and other mixed copper and brass 169 Small assortment of brass candlesticks and a specimen vase 170 Copper lustre jug and other copper lustre wares, blue and white plates and other decorative ceramics 171 Glass light hanging, a china figure, copper kettle, Chinese bronze vase, pottery teapot and other miscellany (3 boxes) 172 Various travel guides 173 Boot jack, grain scoop, and butter pats, also other miscellany 174 Quantity of pedestal and other glassware including pedestal bowl etc 175 West German pottery dish, LP records, leather carrying case, pottery jardinieres and other miscellany (2 boxes) 176 Quantity of Encyclopaedia Britannica 177 Caithness glass atomiser and vase (2) 178 Bohemian ruby flash beaker 179 Two Royal Crown Derby 'Derby Posies' pattern posy vases s glass twin handled bowl 181 Royal Doulton figure 'Day Dreams' HN Pair of Noritake painted and gilded twin handled lidded vases 183 Caithness limited edition paperweight, also two further Caithness paperweights and an Irish Killarney paperweight (4) 184 Royal Doulton stoneware tobacco jar 185 Pair of Japanese painted twin handled vases 186 Two Caithness limited edition paperweights 'Henry VIII' and 'Elizabeth I' 187 Royal Doulton figure 'Florence Nightingale' HN3144, with box 188 Carltonware purple glazed vase, also two further Carltonware vases (3) 189 Doulton Lambeth stoneware twin handled pot, glass paperweight and a Venetian ornamental glass pipe (3) 190 Royal Doulton Bunnykins baby's plate and another plate (2)

6 191 Porcelain figure of a horse and carriage and two further porcelain figures (3) 192 Shelley teapot and stand, two matching platters and two bowls (6) 193 Decorative Tuscan China tea service 194 Two Coalport Pageant pattern jardinieres 195 Caithness paperweight, Mdina glass inkwell and a Buddha figure (3) 196 Two Wedgwood dark blue jasper ware pedestal covered urn and a Wedgwood blue jasper ware pedestal campagna urn (2) 197 Scottish green art glass shallow flared bowl 198 Beswick figure of a duck, similar duck and a Beswick duck figure group (3) 199 Royal Doulton figure 'Lindsay' HN Royal Doulton figure 'The Potter' HN Victorian fairing match striker 202 Set of nine William Yeoward engraved champagne flutes and four gilded champagnes (13) 203 Acid etched and silver overlaid green glass bottle vase 203A Royal Worcester hand decorated pos vase and an Allerton's Gaudy Welsh jug (2) 204 Art Nouveau style glass figural water lily bowl 205 Four Royal Worcester Southern Harvest pattern dinner plates and a Paragon China part tea service 206 Set of six limited edition Coalport collectors' plates 207 Eight blue and white Willow pattern pottery bar pull handles 208 Aynsley china teapot, cream jug, dish, pin dish and a pedestal bowl (5) 209 Carltonware plate, dish and jug 210 Two Beswick character jugs 'Pecksniff' and 'Mr Vardon', also two further character jugs (4) 211 Unsigned Clarice Cliff Crocus pattern bowl by Wilkinson 212 Lladro figure of a girl 213 Wedgwood blue jasperware pedestal bowl and a further bowl (2) 214 Japanese Imari patterned plate and another (2) 215 Noritake gilded dressing table set 216 Coalport trinket box and two trinket dishes, also a Crown Staffordshire trinket box (4) 217 Crown Devon Fieldings teapot, hot water jug and stand (3) 218 Royal Doulton stoneware waisted cylinder vase 219 Royal Doulton stoneware lidded tobacco jar 220 Shelley Begonia pattern tea service 221 Extensive Royal Albert Old Country Roses pattern dinner, tea and breakfast wares 222 Silver mounted walking canes and other walking canes (8) 223 Lacquered brass microscope 224 Schuco clockwork tinplate violinist toy 225 Anniversary clock 226 Victorian silver plated coffee pot 227 Chinese carved jade figure of Pegasus 228 Hagenauer style brass sculptural figure 229 Iridescent glass art vase 230 Victorian Gothic Revival brass jewellery casket 231 Victorian brass and oak three bottle tantalus 232 Johillco diecast Coronation coach, also a Coronation crown form metal money box 233 Alfred Holt Shipping Company Japanese lacquered rice bowl 234 Murano glass ornamental fish 235 Eastman Kodak autographic camera, circa Golden plush teddy bear nightdress case 237 Small number of antiques related books including 'Chronometer makers of the world', 'Collecting microscopes' etc (5 Vols) 238 Champleve enamelled box, possibly Russian 239 Kashmiri embroidered shawl, another shawl, miniature bisque and other dolls 240 Three Portmeirion storage jars 241 Victorian walnut stationery box 242 Japanese Satsuma tea bowl 243 Coronet Midget camera, also a leather cased Agfa camera and a light meter (3) 244 Two old loveworn teddy bears 245 Early Mitchell fixed spool fishing reel, tin containing assorted lures including some Hardy, horn boxes and a napkin ring 246 Reproduction of a Medieval sword 247 Silver mounted walking cane and a brass mounted cane (2) 248 Hand embroidered table linen set 249 Lieberman & Gortz cased binoculars and a gas mask (2) 250 Victorian EPBM three piece tea service 251 Pair of Art Nouveau style gilded green glass vases, also a Venetian bottle vase and two further ornamental glass vessels (5) 252 Four piece silver plated tea service and sugar tongs

7 253 Rock Valley clockwork toy 'Puppy in a basket', also a musical cigarette box (2) 254 Pair of Leica Trinovid 10x42 binoculars 255 Shelley Worthington's Pale Ale advertising ashtray 256 Burmese glass vase and a pair of free form glass flower baskets (3) 257 Ivory covered jars, napkin rings and a Chinese carved ivory temple 258 Victorian pink satin glass peg lamp with shade 259 Archeological finds 260 Carved jades 261 Samuel Brown, Shipping on the Thames, signed watercolour 262 Postcard album and a Dubarry's framed advertisement (2) 263 Victorian newspapers from the Liverpool Daily Post, Liverpool Courier and Birkenhead Advertiser (3) 264 Coronation car flags, American nylon stockings etc 265 Chinese Mahjong set 266 Assorted bone items including crochet hooks 267 Three cigarette card albums 268 Hermann Concorde Celebration Bear, 2003 limited edition, with box 269 Seven various horological books including 'English domestic clocks' 270 Bayonet 271 Oak cased canteen of fish knives and forks, assorted loose cutlery and a plated covered tureen 272 Silver plated spirit kettle on stand and an Indian made white metal draught shield 273 Silver sauceboat 274 Two silver photograph frames 275 Pair of silver specimen vases 276 Silver mounted cut glass decanter 277 Silver pepperette 278 Pair silver plated campagna urn form wine coolers 279 Eight books on collecting silver 280 Silver and enamelled three piece dressing table set 281 Silver mounted cut glass salad bowl 282 Silver mounted cut glass pin jar, another silver mounted pin jar and a pair of silver sugar tongs 283 Silver plated and cut glass six bottle cruet 284 Silver plated three piece tea service and a pair of sugar bows 285 Pair of plated champagne coolers 286 Italian gilt framed portrait miniature of a lady with a dog 287 Cased set 'Monarchs of the Century' silver spoons commemorating the Coronation of Two cases of cutlery and a silver handled cake slice, boxed (3) 289 Canteen of silver plated Kings pattern cutlery 290 Assorted boxed and loose silver plated cutlery and a silver serving spoon 291 Four books on antique furniture and seven books on antique rugs and carpets (11) 292 Five books including 'The Dapuri Drawings', also books on British watercolours 293 Four books on antique pottery and porcelain 300 Assorted British coinage including numerous proof sets, commemorative crowns, loose coins in tube containers and folders (Qty) 301 Two silver napkin rings, three silver thimbles, silver handled, silver handled dessert forks 302 Eleven silver tea and coffee spoons 303 Two silver napkin rings 304 William IV silver salt spoon 305 Miscellany including silver preserve spoon, chain mail evening purse, sugar tongs, pen etc 306 Engraved silver spoon 307 Waltham gold plated hunter pocket watch 308 Longines Conquest gent's wristwatch and two ladies' wristwatches (3) 309 Three silver bracelets and a silver and enamelled fob 310 Gent's 9ct gold cased presentation wristwatch s gent's gold plated wristwatch 312 String of graduated cultured pearls with a 9ct white gold clasp 313 Omega De Ville lady's gold plated wristwatch with original box 314 Pair of 10ct gold engraved cufflinks, tiny prisoner of war novelty folding knife pendant and a 9ct gold Xerox stud 315 First World War group of three medals to SS-111 Pte. J.V. Butcher A.S.C. comprising 1914 Star with 5th August - 22nd November 1914 bar, Victory medal and Great War medal 316 9ct gold small picture locket on a 9ct gold chain 317 Edwardian 15ct gold and aquamarine bar brooch 318 Gold mounted carved shell cameo ring ct gold and seed pearl heart form pendant, gold bar brooch and a garnet and pearl stick pin (3) 320 9ct gold dolphin pendant on chain and a pair of 9ct gold knot pendant earrings 321 Lady's marcasite evening watch

8 322 Victorian Swiss silver cased lady's fob watch, also a heavy silver curb link watch albert and two watch keys 323 Silver hinged bangle and three serpent bangles stamped 800s (4) 324 Suite of Japanese gold painted and engraved butterfly jewellery 325 Scottish chain linked cloak pins 326 Diamond two stone ring (af) in a celluloid ring box 327 Victorian carved shell cameo brooch 328 French portrait miniature of a young girl, indistinctly signed, and framed within a marcasite bordered brooch I 329 Quantity of assorted cornelian and bloodstones 330 Pair of carved garnet paste earrings 331 9ct gold mesh link bracelet I 332 Bag of assorted loose carved shell cameos 333 Fancy chain link bracelet 334 Victorian mourning brooch 335 Victorian enamelled hair slide I 336 Assorted pearls 337 Second World War medal group of four comprising Star, Burma Star, Defence medal and War medal, also ephemera relating to S/Sgt. Greatorex G.S R.A. including soldier's service and pay book, pencil written diary for 1945; also a further Star, War medal and other badges and ribbons 338 Silver picture locket on chain 339 First World War medal group of three to Dvr. A.J. Bird R.E. comprising Star, Victory medal and Great War medal 340 Assorted pre-1946 silver coinage including half crowns, shillings, sixpence and thrupenny pieces 341 Edward VII florin 1910, also Victorian half crown, florin and shilling 1887, and another half crown 1874 (5) 342 George II silver shilling and seven later Georgian silver coins 343 Victorian penny 1858, and three Roman coins (4) 344 Small assortment of British silver coins and cupro nickel coins 345 Child's brass bangle ct gold aquamarine and pearl bar brooch 347 Chinese jadeite bracelet and a Chinese jadeite pendant (2) 348 Roamer lady's wristwatch on a 9ct gold bracelet, also a Rotary lady's wristwatch and a lady's Longines wristwatch (3) 349 Lady's 9ct gold cased wristwatch, assorted other jewellery including filigree butterfly brooch, marcasite swallow brooch etc 350 Two carved shell cameo brooches and a porcelain brooch (3) 351 American 10ct yellow and white gold wedding ring 352 Gent's Rotary Elite quartz wristwatch in 9ct gold ct white gold wedding ring 354 Ruby and diamond heart form pendant necklace in 9ct gold 355 9ct gold chain link choker necklace and a 14ct gold stone set dress ring 356 Longines lady's wristwatch with stainless steel bracelet 357 Silver flattened curb link necklace, silver bangle, pair of silver button ear clips, marcasite brooch, further brooch, cloak pin, posy brooch and a Victorian carved jet bar brooch 358 Assorted British and world coinage 359 Mixed British coinage including half crowns, shillings, crowns and assorted pennies 360 Tin of assorted World and British coins including some bank notes 361 Twenty three German 20 Mark bank notes 362 Victorian Golden Jubilee commemorative medallion and assorted other mixed coins 363 Queen Elizabeth II, undated 20 pence piece 364 King George VI coronation commemorative medallion 365 Second World War medals, also assorted coinage, bank notes and medallions 366 Republic of Malta decimal proof coin set 367 Assorted British coins including commemorative crowns, Hong Kong uncirculated set, decimal coins etc 368 Leather collar box containing wristwatches, clock, studs and buttons etc 369 Maruman lighter, silver shooting medallion, three silver fobs, silver plated vesta case etc 370 Silver fob on chain, decorative jewellery including simulated pearl necklace, pearl earrings, dress ring, further earrings and pendant necklace 371 Decorative jewellery 372 Assorted bronze medallions, commemorative crowns, assorted loose coinage, ten shilling bank note and a green pound 373 Box of assorted costume jewellery including silver Secessionist brooch 374 Box of miscellany including lighters, wristwatch, bracelet etc 375 Quantity of archeological metal finds and a tin of assorted badges 376 Small assortment of costume jewellery 377 Assortment of costume jewellery including Swarovski earrings, simulated pearls etc

9 378 Assorted costume jewellery including two compacts, wristwatch, paste jewellery etc 379 Bag of assorted costume jewellery 380 Pen knives, lighters etc 381 Decorative jewellery including brooches, wristwatch etc 382 Assorted British coinage including pre-1946 silver, half crowns, florins, pennies, Channel Islands coinage 383 Assorted British copper and brass coinage and a small amount of American coinage (2 boxes) 384 Assorted British and World coinage including small number of crowns and bank notes 385 George III half crown, 1818, also various crowns and other coins including Legendary Aircraft medallions 386 Mahogany bureau 387 Late Victorian oak chest of drawers 388 Pair of George III mahogany side chairs in the Chippendale style 389 Signed Victorian engraving of Philip Yorke of Erthig (sic) 390 Arts and Crafts period oak dresser 391 Reproduction mahogany pillar cabinet 392 Stag chest of drawers and two Stag bedside tables 393 Walnut cased HMV stereogram 394 Art Deco stained oak bow front display cabinet 395 Carved mahogany lady's writing desk 396 Small carved oak coffer 397 Late Regency mahogany chest of drawers 398 Pair of framed Wheatley prints 399 Mahogany bookcase on later legs 400 Oak small gateleg table 401 Pine blanket or toy box 402 Late Victorian walnut adjustable open bookcase 403 Gilt framed oil painting 'The Sisters' 404 Walnut cased aneroid wheel barometer by Short & Mason 405 Four Geoff Hunt limited edition signed colour prints of Nelson's ships 406 John Yardley 'The Rows, Watergate Street, Chester', signed watercolour, also another watercolour of the canal at Christleton (2) 407 Cheshire Regiment Boer War memorial framed embroidered silk panel 408 Artist's proof print by R Cutts titled 'Avebury Evening' 409 John Yardley, three framed watercolours including 'Telford's Warehouse, Chester' 410 C F Tunnicliffe signed limited edition print of an otter 411 Three Mediterranean subject watercolours 412 Gilt framed still life oil painting and another oil painting of a Mediterranean quayside (2) 413 Victorian framed print 'Portland Bay' after J W Carmichael 414 Unusual wooden box in the form of a suitcase 415 Edwardian mahogany and satinwood banded dressing table 416 Tin hat box and a Japanese table cabinet (2) 417 Smiths bakelite mantel clock and an oak mantel clock (2) 418 Oak barleytwist drop leaf table 419 Late George III mahogany chest of drawers 420 Light oak linenfold bookcase 421 Modern pine enclosed dresser base 422 Hoffner Hawaiian steel guitar, cased and with speaker and a magazine rack 423 Late Victorian carved walnut salon cabinet 424 Priory style linenfold hall robe 425 Ronald Folland 'On the Seine, Paris', signed oil painting 426 Oak cased chiming granddaughter clock 427 Framed print 'A June Morning' 428 Thomas Gibb, Great Tits and Blue Tit, signed acrylic painting 429 Vivian Pooley 'Beeston Castle' signed watercolour 430 Framed chromolithograph of Sheffield, also a coastal scene, gilt framed print of a cat, framed road map, Chester etching and a further picture of a lakeland landscape (6) 431 Framed embroideries and two Oriental style prints (8) 432 Gilt framed oil painting and a framed print (2) 433 Catherine White framed print 434 Box of assorted framed prints 435 Framed oil paintings and other pictures including pencil drawing of a German officer of the Third Reich 436 Box of pictures 437 Framed pictures and unframed wooden parquetry panel (10) 438 Vernon Ward print and another print of a harbour (2) 439 Framed black chalk drawing of a Cheshire cottage signed Philips, also a framed oil painting and three framed prints (5) 440 Gilt framed coloured print, Traditional ploughing on an autumnal day 441 Framed oil painting signed E Jarvis, also two wall mirrors and two Margaret Tarrant prints (5)

10 442 Small number of East Anglian style oil paintings and rolled oil paintings 443 Two decorative oval wall mirrors 444 Pine wall cabinet 445 Carved oak smoker's cabinet 446 Solid oak drop leaf table 447 Modern brown finish chest of drawers and a similar small chest (2) 448 Bush portable record player 449 Two walnut wardrobes and matching double bed 450 Oak framed tapestry folding fire screen 451 Burr walnut single bed with bed base 452 Edwardian mahogany dressing table 453 Walnut stacking circular occasional table, an embossed brass slipper box and a bagatelle board 454 Traditional winged three piece cottage suite 455 Old tool chest 456 Edwardian mirror, folding bridge table and two framed prints 457 Assorted golf clubs, bags and trolley 458 Wooden ladders and wooden step ladders 459 Single mattress s oak bedroom suite and a further oak wardrobe (4) 461 Two folding bridge tables 462 Single bed and mattress 463 Pair of pine single beds with bases and mattresses 464 Victorian brass half tester bed 465 Black and Decker Workmate, wooden handled gardening tools and assorted wood saws 466 Oak linenfold shoe box, turned standard lamp (2) 467 Oak drop leaf dining table 468 Wood effect drop leaf kitchen table, four matching kitchen chairs 469 Lloyd Loom style ottoman, toilet bowl and a chamber pot 470 Two slat back chairs, two bentwood chairs and a Lloyd Loom style ottoman (5) 471 Oak kitchen wood panelling 472 Pine double bed 473 Pharmaceutical scales 474 Marquetry fire screen, occasional furniture, shades, wicker table, linen basket 475 Four side chairs 476 White painted double bed with mattress 477 Pair of white painted bedside cabinets 478 Rosewood cased banjo barometer 479 Pillar adjustable open bookcase or CD tower 480 Modern mahogany open bookcase 481 Oak carved free standing corner display cabinet 482 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid oval wall mirror 483 Walnut sewing box, tea trolley, wall cabinet and a box cabinet (4) 484 Oak sheet music cabinet and an oak flat front corner cupboard (2) 485 Oak trestle style dining table and four ladder back dining chairs, also an oak drop leaf gate leg table (6) 486 Pair of 1960s white open armchairs 487 Lloyd Loom style chairs and bedside cabinet (4) 488 Two potentiometers 489 Turned mahogany standard lamp 490 Limed oak coffee table and a limed oak pedestal tripod table 491 Old painted tool box 492 Limed oak stereo cabinet and TV stand 493 Two old zinc dolly tubs 494 Limed oak open bookcase 495 Leather topped coffee table and painted open shelves 496 Mahogany open bookcase 497 Gothic inspired oak linenfold bedroom suite s Hawaiian inspired coffee table 499 Stoneware jar 500 Part glazed cabinet and a nest of two tables 501 Oak open bureau and a small number of framed pictures 502 Mirrored oak hall stand s kneehole dressing table, dressing stool, walnut wardrobe 504 Cased Olympia typewriter 505 Quality mahogany drop leaf supper table 506 Pair of Edwardian inlaid mahogany side chairs 507 Mackintosh style black ash dining room suite 508 Reproduction mahogany small bookcase chest 509 Small oak barleytwist gateleg table 510 Edwardian mahogany wash stand 511 Small oak drop leaf occasional table 512 Mahogany two tier square occasional table and an oak long stool (2) 513 Oak linenfold four piece bedroom suite

11 514 Nest of oak tables 515 Mahogany framed needlework tapestry fire screen 516 Modern pine glazed dresser 517 Pine glazed wall cabinet s painted kitchen cabinet and a side cabinet (2) 519 Model of a gypsy caravan 520 Carved oak gate leg table 521 Modern beech kitchen table and four beech wheelback kitchen chairs (5) 522 Nest of glass topped tables 523 Victorian carved oak pedestal occasional table 524 Victorian walnut chequer board top side table 525 Victorian mahogany shaped occasional table 526 Old cased sewing machine 527 Oak small occasional table 528 Carved walnut jardiniere stand 529 Modern beech effect open display shelves 530 Carved oak barleytwist occasional table and a turned beech standard lamp (2) 531 Oak barleytwist gateleg table 532 Mahogany and walnut bowfront display cabinet 533 Mahogany sideboard 534 Stripped pine plate rack 535 Walnut bowfront display cabinet 536 Oak linenfold carved bureau 537 Carved oak linenfold bedside cabinet, folding occasional table (2) 538 Priory style oak side cabinet 539 Victorian fruitwood pedestal occasional table 540 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid glazed hanging corner cupboard 541 G-plan teak circular dining table and four matching dining chairs 542 G-plan teak occasional table and a long coffee table (2) 543 Austrian bentwood child's chair 544 Attache case and two old suitcases 545 Teak bureau lounge unit and a teak open bookcase unit (2) 546 Nest of G-plan teak tables and a teak record cabinet (2) 547 Decorative pottery table lamp 548 Formica topped kitchen table 549 Cherrywood bedside table 550 Oak barleytwist gateleg table 551 Oak barleytwist gate leg table 552 Electrolux upright vacuum cleaner 553 Samsung upright vacuum cleaner 554 Cased Singer sewing machine 555 Mahogany serpentine front kneehole dressing table and two mahogany bedside cabinets (3) 556 Wicker picnic hamper and another wicker basket (2) 557 Nest of teak tables and a nest of oak tables (2) 558 Walnut wardrobe, matching kneehole dressing table, bedside cabinet and bed ends 559 Pine stool and two occasional tables 560 Elm and fruitwood drop leaf table 561 Victorian pine parlour table 562 Leather topped coffee table 563 Chiming wall clock 564 Meteorite ship's lantern 565 Oak four tier sectional bookcase 566 Oak bureau bookcase with leaded glass doors 567 Art Deco oak standard lamp and book table and a turned oak standard lamp (2) 568 Mahogany circular occasional table and a two tier occasional table (2) 569 Walnut sewing box and contents 570 Oak occasional table 571 Yamaha Clavinova electric piano with music stool 572 Oak bureau s oak bureau display cabinet 574 Nest of light oak tables and two stools s carved oak linenfold sideboard 576 Edwardian oak cased chiming mantel clock 577 Two shotgun barrel gauges 578 Oak linenfold and leaded glass display cabinet 579 Regency mahogany pedestal Pembroke table 580 Victorian papier mache and mother of pearl inlaid side chair 581 Mahogany drop leaf table 582 Victorian mahogany chest of drawers 583 Two hickory shafted golf clubs 584 Ecko walnut cased vintage radio 585 Priory style carved oak four door bookcase cabinet 586 Naples rosewood and mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid mandolin, cased 587 Brass anniversary clock 588 Two copper warming pans

12 589 Oak two door dresser base with shelves above 590 Mahogany canterbury 591 Carved oak court cupboard 592 Britannia type cast iron pub table, also two patio chairs and a magazine rack 593 Beech framed moquette upholstered child's rocking chair 594 Two hall mirrors and two gilt framed wall mirrors (4) 595 Gilt framed bevelled glass wall mirror, another gilt framed wall mirror and an oval wall mirror (3) * 596 Victorian walnut overmantel mirror 597 Bang and Olufsen Beomaster 3300, also Beogram CD player 3300, a Beocord 3300 and a pair of loud speakers Beovox RL Reproduction large display bookcase in the Georgian style 599 Oak framed cheval mirror, three tier smoker's stand 600 Woollen runner rug 601 Gothic inspired carved free standing corner display cabinet 602 Two Chinese sculpted woollen rugs and a machine made rug (3) 603 Victorian Chubb safe 604 Swivel office chair 605 Myford Super 7 toolmaker's lathe, serial no. SK NB: The buyer of this lot must undertake any action required to allow this lathe to be operated safely under current legislation prior to use. The buyer will be required to sign a form indemnifying the vendor and Byrne's as their agent to this effect before the lot will be released. 606 Decorative wall clock, also a mantel clock and an elephant ornament (3) 607 Spanish street organ 608 Modern bureau 609 Vintage Bush television in a walnut tambour cabinet 610 Zetech folding wheelchair 611 Wooden folding steps and folding stool 612 Two sets of aluminium folding steps and white painted kitchen steps (3) 613 Assorted garden tools 614 Elektra Beckum five speed pillar drill NB: The buyer of this lot must undertake any action required to allow this lathe to be operated safely under current legislation prior to use. The buyer will be required to sign a form indemnifying the vendor and Byrne's as their agent to this effect before the lot will be released. 615 Two Parker Knoll open armchairs and a green fabric open chair (3) 616 Set of four oak slat back dining chairs and three lath back dining chairs (7) 617 Petrol driven rotary lawn mower 618 Mahogany open bookcase, coffee table (2) 619 Nest of tables and an oak folding leaf tea trolley 620 Mahogany demi-lune hall table 621 Chinese sculpted woollen rug, patterned machine made rug and a further rug (3) 622 Henry vacuum cleaner 623 Beko refrigerator 624 Iceline refrigerator 625 Logik HD flatscreen colour television 626 Bosch Classics fridge freezer 627 White Knight automatic tumble drier 628 Ariston automatic washing machine 629 Hotpoint automatic washing machine 630 Quantity of wooden handled gardening tools and two sets of wooden steps 631 Vacuum cleaner s walnut three piece walnut bedroom suite 633 Walnut three piece bedroom suite 634 Small flat screen colour television 635 Goodmans HD ready flat screen colour television 636 Silver Cross pram and a child's pram (2) 637 Two old tin boxes 638 Grandmother clock 639 Golfing scene watercolour, signed E B Gerrard, also a coloured Rowlandson engraving and a Nelson print (3) 640 Victorian pine pew 641 Cased sewing machine 642 Carved oak refectory style dining table and six leather upholstered oak dining chairs 643 Victorian seaman's trunk 644 Unusual Continental carved oak candy striped settee 645 County of Cumberland official beam scales and other items of scientific equipment (a lot) 646 American cedar wood blanket chest in the French style 647 Oak cased thirty hour longcase clock (parts only) 648 Two old petrol cans 649 Green leather upholstered deep buttoned swivel armchair 650 Late Victorian walnut davenport 651 Oak trestle style dining table and a set of six beech and green leather upholstered cross frame dining chairs

13 652 Display case and assorted decanter stoppers 653 Victorian copper kettle, smaller copper kettle and an urn shaped samovar 654 Small mahogany skeleton toilet mirror and a walnut and beech humidor (2) 655 Brass mounted green onyx Corinthian column table lamp 656 Leather topped mahogany twin pedestal coffee table 657 Egyptian enamelled stand 658 Edwardian mahogany and inlaid Sutherland table 659 Hand made ''flying V'' electric guitar 660 French style walnut and marble topped night table 661 Quality Bevan and Funnel Reprodux bowfront mahogany sideboard 662 Bevan and Funnel Reprodux mahogany stereo cabinet 663 Large salt glazed stoneware teapot 664 Unusual mahogany oval four tier occasional table 665 Electrically adjustable brown leather upholstered reclining armchair 666 Electrically adjustable red leather upholstered reclining armchair 667 Victorian walnut baby's high chair/walker 668 Traditional red fabric upholstered three piece lounge suite 669 Set of four wheelback kitchen chairs th Century mahogany carver chair and a matching single chair (2) 671 Victorian mahogany balloon back chair and an Edwardian side chair (2) 672 Pair of Edwardian inlaid mahogany side chairs 673 Pair of Victorian mahogany balloon back side chairs 674 Set of four oak ladder back dining chairs 675 Set of seven mahogany ladder back dining chairs comprising carver and six singles 676 Set of four Edwardian mahogany splat back dining chairs 677 Edwardian upholstered tub chair 678 Grey leather upholstered reclining armchair 679 Victorian upholstered rail back chaise longue 680 Chinese woollen large carpet

14 Conditions of Sale Byrne s (Chester) Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein. 1. Definitions: In these conditions: (a) Auctioneer means the firm of Byrne s (Chester) Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate (b) Deliberate forgery means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description (c) Hammer price means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer (d) Terms of consignment means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Byrne s (Chester) Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents (e) Total amount due means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these conditions (f) Sale proceeds means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising (g) You, Your, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2 (h)the singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate. 2. Bidding procedures and the buyer: (a)bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid (b)the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer's absolute discretion by re-offering the lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion (c)bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Once made, no bid may be withdrawn. (e)our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved. 3. Increments: Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer s sole discretion. 4. The purchase price: The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 21% which shall include VAT on the premium at the rate imposed by law. 5. Value added tax: VAT on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk. VAT is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. 6. Payment: (1)Immediately a lot is sold you will: (a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and (b) pay to us the total amount due in cash or in such other way as is agreed by us. (2)Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied. 7. Title and Collection of purchases: (1) The ownership of any lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than three working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges. (3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for. 8. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases: (1) If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these conditions or if there is any other breach of these conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (a) To proceed against you for damages for breach of contract (b) To rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you (c) To resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller (d) To remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere (e) To charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than three working days after the sale (f) To retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due (g) To reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted (h) To apply any proceeds of sale of other lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. (2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9. Third party liability: All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale. 10. Commission bids: Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly execute bids on their behalf. In receiving bidding instructions by telephone, , fax or in writing the bidder shall be deemed to have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these conditions of sale. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. 11. Warranty of title and availability: The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. 12. Agency: The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers. 13. Terms of sale: The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot. 14. Descriptions and condition: (1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This condition is subject to the next following condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 information to buyers. (2) Private treaty sales made under these conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation. 15. Forgeries: Notwithstanding the preceding condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 14 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer's premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of sale. General: 16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. 17. (1) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (2). Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them. 18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting. 19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue. 20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these conditions or of the Terms of consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect. 21. English law applies to the interpretation of these conditions. E&OE. Byrne s (Chester) Ltd. A Private Limited Company registered in England & Wales. Company no