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Preisdatenbank abonnierenHermann Nitsch1938 Wien - 2022 WienOhne Titel. Aus dem Zyklus: Die Architektur des Orgien Mysterien Theaters. 1984-92Rechts unten mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und bezeichnet. Farblithographie auf Velin. Ex. AP, Variation aus Mappe III. Ca. 94 x 64 cm. Blattgröße: 106 x 75 cm. Rahmen (120 x 85 cm).Provenienz: Privatbesitz Süddeutschland
Franz Xaver Habermann1721 Habelschwerdt / Glatz (Schlesien) - 1796 AugsburgOrnamentstiche mit Entwürfen für Tabernakel, Kanzeln sowie Kartuschen11 Radierungen, herausgegeben bei Martin Engelbrecht (1684-1756). Jew. in der Platte signiert, nummeriert und bezeichnet. Radierung auf Bütten. Plattenmaß von 24 x 18,5 bis 29,5 x 18 cm. Jew. hinter Passepartout montiert, tlw. fleckig und beschnitten.Habermanns Gesamtwerk zu überblicken, ist durch die inkonsistente Nummerierung Hertels sowie der Aufteilung des Werkes auf zwei Verleger (Hertel und Engelbrecht) schwierig. Es hat sich kein Gesamtkatalog des Künstlers bis heute erhalten, es dürfte sich aber schätzungsweise auf knapp 600 Ornamentstiche, erstellt in einem Zeitraum von ca. 25 Jahren, herausgegeben bei verschiedenen Verlegern, erstrecken. Diese Zahl zeigt aber auch schon die Bedeutung, die Habermann in der Zeit hatte. Seine Stiche wurden gekauft und die Vielschichtigkeit der Entwürfe, seien es reine Ornamententwürfe oder klare Gestaltungsideen von konkreten Objekten, sind in dieser Quantität in Deutschland kaum bei einem anderen Künstler der Zeit nachweisbar. Die Kunsthistorikerin Ebba Krull hat das Werk der Ornamentstiche des Entwerfers nach mehreren Kategorien untersucht. Zum einen stellte sie fest, dass es ca. drei Stilstufen gibt, mit denen die Blätter datiert werden können. In der frühesten Stilstufe, die wahrscheinlich bis ca. 1750 zu datieren ist, wirkt die Rocaille als zentrales Element noch sehr massiv und kaum bewegt (ein Beispiel sind die Gartenarchitekturen mit Rocaillen aus der Serie 81). Die zweite Stilstufe hält dann nach Krull bis ca. 1765 an, bei der die Rocaillen leichter wirken, dabei aber durch mehrere Schwünge mehr nach oben aufgebaut werden. Edda Krull nennt hier die Serie 51 als Beispiel. Als letzte Stilstufe der Rocaille-Ornamentstiche bei Habermann sieht sie die Jahre 1765-1770, bei denen die Rocaille mehr als Gerippe als Hauptornament wahrgenommen werden muss, während florale Motive um das Gerippe herum dominieren. Der Kunsthistoriker Hermann Bauer beschreibt in seiner Dissertation rund um das Ornament der Rocaille diese Form als "Erdrocaille" (Hermann Bauer, Rocaille - Zur Herkunft und zum Wesen eines Ornament-Motivs [in: Neue Münchener Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte, hrsg. von Hans Sedlmayr, Bd. 4], Berlin 1962, S. 56). Neben dieser zeitlichen Einteilung lassen sich die Habermann-Stiche auch thematisch untergliedern. Krull unterscheidet in einer ersten, groben Einteilung zwischen funktionsbestimmten Ornamentstichen, bei denen es sich um Entwürfe für klar definierbare Objekte wie Möbel, Pokale oder für Kirchenausstattungen handelt, und reinen Ornamententwürfen ohne eindeutig klare Bestimmung. In diese zweite Gruppe fallen verschiedene Entwürfe und Darstellungen des Ornaments. Darunter fallen Einzelentwürfe, bei denen weder die Materialität noch der dekorative Zusammenhang des Ornaments erkennbar sind (z. B. Serie 15). Der genaue Zweck dieser Stiche ist nicht klar, es besteht die Möglichkeit, dass diese für den Zeichenunterricht angefertigt wurden. Anders hingegen ist es mit sogenannten "Sammelentwürfen", bei denen mehrere Entwürfe für kleine Objekte wie einem Tischbein, Rahmenteilstücke oder ähnlichen erkennbar sind. Weniger für das Kunsthandwerk interessant sind die freieren Ornamententwürfe in Verbindung mit Architekturfragmenten, allegorischen Themen, sowie Landschaften (Krull bezeichnet diese Gruppe als Rocaille-Aufbau und Capricci. Zuletzt finden sich auch Kartuschen- und Vignettenentwürfe im Schaffen Habermanns. Zu den einzelnen Themen bei Habermann siehe Ebba Krull, Franz Xaver Habermann (1721-1796) - Ein Augsburger Ornamentist des Rokoko, Augsburg [Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Stadt Augsburg - Schriftreihe des Stadtarchivs Augsburg, Bd. 23] 1977, S. 46-55. Ebenso wie der Verleger Hertel gab Engelbrecht die Serien mit vier oder fünf Blättern heraus und nummerierte die Serien. Anders als bei Hertel hatte jedes Blatt bei Engelbrecht eine eigene Nummer, unabhängig ihrer Seriennummer. Daher findet sich auf jedem Blatt bei den von Engelbrecht herausgegebenen Radierungen eine Werksnummer (meist rechts oben) sowie nur auf einem Blatt die Seriennummer. Ebenso hat Engelbrecht auf seinen Blättern den Zusatz C. Priv. S. C. Maj. (= Cum Privilegio Sacrae Caesareae Majestatis) gedruckt, was noch einmal seine Stellung unterstrich und womit er sich vor Nachdrucken und Fälschungen schützen wollte.Das hier angebotene Konvolut beinhaltet Ornamentstiche von Franz Xaver Habermann, die beim Augsburger Verleger Martin Engelbrecht (1684 Augsburg-1756 ebd.) herausgegeben wurden. Im Konvolut sind vorhanden: Verlagsnummer 394-397: Tabernakelentwürfe (zusätzliche Nummerierung Serie 86, diese Serie vollständig) Verlagsnummer 519-522: Kanzelentwürfe (zusätzliche Nummerierung Serie 116, diese Serie vollständig). Verlagsnummer 553: Rocaillenentwurf. Verlagsnummer 631: Rocaillenentwurf mit Figur (zusätzliche Nummerierung Serie 144) Verlagsnummer 637, Rocaillenentwurf mit allegorischer Szene (Frau mit Blumen und Putto, evtl. Frühlingsallegorie?).Provenienz: Nachlass von Dr. Alexander Eugen Herzog von Württemberg (1933-2024).Literatur: Ebba Krull, Franz Xaver Habermann (1721-1796) - Ein Augsburger Ornamentist des Rokoko, Augsburg (Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Stadt Augsburg - Schriftreihe des Stadtarchivs Augsburg, Bd. 23) 1977.
Guglielmo Faija1803 Palermo - nach 1861Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orléans (von 1830-1848 als Louis-Philippe I. König der Franzosen)(1773 Paris - 1850 Claremont House, Esher, Surrey). Hüftbild nach rechts. R. signiert. Rücks. hs. Ausstellungsetikett mit Angabe von Clémentine d'Orléans, Herzogin von Sachsen-Coburg-Kóhary, als Eigentümerin. Aquarell und Deckfarben auf Elfenbein. BA 11,6 x 9,1 cm. L. u. min. Bereibung der Farbschicht. Messingrahmen, in mit weinrotem Samt bezogenen Stellrahmen montiert (17,8 x 15,4 cm). Min. besch.Nach Franz Xaver Winterhalters Porträt aus dem Jahre 1839 (Privatbesitz. Vgl. Wild, Franz [Hg.], Nekrologe und Verzeichnisse der Gemälde von Franz und Hermann Winterhalter. Zürich 1894, Nr. 36). Louis-Philippe war der älteste Sohn von Louis Philippe II Joseph, duc d'Orléans, seit 1792 Philippe Égalité (1747-1793) und seiner Frau Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre, gen. Mademoiselle de Penthièvre (1753-1821). 1808 heiratete er Prinzessin Maria Amalia (Marie Amélie) von Bourbon-Sizilien (1782 Neapel - 1866 Claremont House, Esher, Surrey). Der Ehe entstammten zehn Kinder. Die Rahmung der Miniatur entspricht jener von Kat.-Nr. 1225. Die Miniatur konnte zur Bearbeitung nicht ausgerahmt werden.EU-Vermarktungsgenehmigung vorliegend. Für den Export in Länder außerhalb des EU-Binnenmarktes ist eine CITES Genehmigung erforderlich. Wir weisen Sie darauf hin, dass diese Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird. Provenienz: Clémentine, geb. Prinzessin von Orléans (1817-1907), an Sohn Zar Ferdinand I. von Bulgarien (1861-1948). Nachlass von Dr. Alexander Eugen Herzog von Württemberg (1933-2024).
Emil Nolde (1867-1956) Red Blooming Cacti (Epiphyllum Lovibia), signed lower right, watercolour on Japanese long fibred paper, 47 x 35.5 cm (SH), frame by Alfred Hecht (1907-1991) 76 x 64 cmThis painting has been authenticated by the Stiftung Seebüll Ada und Emil Nolde and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of watercolours and drawings by Emil Nolde. A copy of the certificate signed by Dr Christian Ring and Dr Astrid Becker will be included. Provenance: Private collection, Shropshire, inherited by the current owner in 1963 and subsequently valued for family asset division in 1968 by Lord Westmorland at Sotheby's. The painting is believed to have been sourced by art dealer Dr Hermann Burg (1878-1946) for the family in the early 1940s.Notes: Emil Nolde (1867-1956) was a German-Danish painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionist artists and an important figure in German Expressionism. Nolde was renowned for his intense and masterful use of colour, drawing his inspiration from the landscapes, flora and folklore of his surroundings and his home in the rural border between Germany and Denmark. He initially trained as a woodcarver but turned to painting in his thirties becoming associated with Die Brüke and Der Blaue Reiter groups 1908-1910, but Nolde preferred to work as an individual, unencumbered by the influence of others.The artist was supportive of the NSDAP party but the Nazi regime opposed Emil Nolde and banned him from painting. His work was labelled ‘degenerate art’ and 1,025 of his paintings were seized and confiscated by the Nazis. Some of these pieces were included in the infamous ‘Degenerate Art’ exhibition organised by Adolf Ziegler and the Nazis in Munich in 1937. Degenerate Art was defined as works that ‘insult Germany feeling or destroy or confuse natural form’, exhibiting 650 works by 112 artists including; Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Jean Metzinger, Piet Mondrian, Marc Chagall and Wassily Kandinsky. The exhibition attracted huge crowds, over two million visitors attended during its run, averaging 20,000 people per day.Despite being prohibited from working until the fall of the Third Reich, Nolde continued to paint in secret, producing some of his most striking watercolours during this period, asserting his creative freedom. Condition:The painting is a watercolour on Japanese long-fibred paper with an ink signature to the lower right. The painting does have a frame with glazing, it is currently kept separately to the frame inside acid-free wrappng inside a folder to allow for safe viewing and transportation. The sheet is in overall good condition, there are no obvious losses. There is a small repaired tear to the lower right edge which likely resulted from adhesive gum tape holding the painting in place within the frame which was repaired with lens tissue and wheatstarch paste by a conservator. All adhesive tape glue residue has been removed. There are some creases/crumples present including a horizontal crease extending horizontally at the mid-upper right edge between the flowers. There are further crumples which have been photographed - please see additional images in catalogue. There are some spots of foxing present which are predominantly located in the background areas rather than the flowers, the spots appear generally sparsly distributed across the sheet. The paint surface appears generally stable and the colours are good. The frame is gold coloured with black painted outer, the mount is topped with pale green material. The joints of the frame are sound, there is some general wear and tear present.
A collection of Steiff teddy bears, comprising: No 662010 2008 Paddington Bear, 27cms high; No 664984 LED of year 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday bear; No 662003 2009 Krystal; No 661976 2010 Krystopher; No 111464 bear in suitcase; a spare suitcase; and a Hermann design limited edition pin bear July Carnelian, No 216/500. (7)
Teddy Hermann - A Hermann bear workshop diorama. Limited edition Item number 275/1000. L 60 x H 28 x D 30 cm,. Includes two mohair bears with the red tags, largest 18 cm. Lots of detail/items in the room including fabric rolls, stove with kettle, Many items glued down, some loose (Work bench, stove, ladder). Some signs of speckling (on the paper parcels) and light storage/display. Also included is a small desk. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [L]
Teddy Hermann - A limited edition (500 editions) Teddy Hermann diorama. Approx 40 l x 23 h x 23 d cm. Includes four bears (3 with red wax tags and 1 with gold neck button). Largest approx 16 cm. Most items stuck down/ glued in place. Blackboard loose. Some storage related dust but otherwise in very good condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [L] Outer box RF
Sammlung zeitgenössiche Kunst, verschiedene Multiples, u.a. Dieter Roth (signiert), Claes Oldenburg, Klaus Fussmann (zwei Radierungen, monogrammiert), A.R. Penck (signiert), Reinhard Kraft, Milan Knizak, Antonius Höckelmann (Grafik, signiert), Hermann Goepfert, ben Vautier, Edward Fitzgerald.
Hermann KERN (1838-1912) Der letzte Gesell,Öl/Holz, u. links signiert H. Kern, österreichischer Maler geb. 1838 in Liptovsky Hradok - 1912 Maria-Enzersdorf, rückseitig alter Klebezettel mit Titelbezeichnung Der letzte Gesell und Wachssiegel, H 46,5 cm x B 30,5 cm, Holzrahmen 60,5 x 44 cm, Abrieb
Hermann KERN (1838-1912) Vogelliebhaber 1909,Öl/Leinwand, u. rechts signiert H. Kern, rückseitig von Künstler bezeichnet und datiert "La reproduction est defendu K.H. 1909" und mit Wachssiegel, österreichischer Maler geb. 1838 in Liptovsky Hradok - 1912 Maria-Enzersdorf, H 47,5 cm x B 68,5 cm, Holzrahmen 61 x 80,5 cm, Abrieb, kleine Nachbesserung, Rahmen besch.
Four printed and written correspondence and notes with relation to Germany and Britain in 1934. Including three letters addressed to the Briton Charles A Gunston regarding his service in the German NS in the 1930s. Two signed by Hermann Muller-Brandenburg, Chief of Department for Foreign Affairs in the Reich Labour Service (RAD) dated 17.9.1934 and a further letter from the station in Holzminden where he worked, dated 12.9.1934, where the Department Manager hopes that he "remembers fondly his time in German NS service and in particular the comradeship in the Department 1/185 in Holzminden". Together with a black notebook listing possible target practice scores in which a Cpt and Lt Gunston are listed. At the back of the booklet are several handwritten traditional German folk songs.
7-teiliges gemischtes Konvolut Untersetzer, Wilhelm Binder und Hermann Bauer, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Deutschland, Ende 20. Jh. 925/- und 835/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 411 g; gemischtes Konvolut silberner Untersetzer, bestehend aus: 1) Runder, größerer Untersetzer mit mehrfach getreppter Fahne; außen gestempelt mit Halbmond und Krone, Feingehaltsstempel und Meistermarke Wilhelm Binder; Durchmesser: ca. 13,1 cm. 2) Runder, größerer Untersetzer mit fünfpassiger Fahne; außen am Rand mit Feingehaltsstempel „835“ und Meistermarke Hermann Bauer versehen; Durchmesser: ca. 13,7 cm. 3) Fünf kleine Untersetzer mit fünfpassiger Fahne; einer monogrammiert mit „M.L.“; außen am Rand mit Feingehaltsstempel „835“ und Meistermarke Hermann Bauer versehen; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren.
Hermann Delpech, French 1865-1918- View along the Seine, Paris; oil on canvas, signed, inscribed, and dated 'Hermann Delpech / Paris _ 90 _' (lower left), 79.5 x 97.5 cm. Note: Delpech studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Gustave Boulanger (1824-1888), Jean Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) and Léon Bonnat (1833-1922). The present work illustrates the artist's favoured subject of boats on the river, to which he returned repeatedly throughout his career, executed in a light, somewhat muted, colour palette, which imparts the scene with a sense of early-morning calm.
Circle of Hermann Armin von Kern, German 1838-1912- A man seated at a window, whittling a bone; oil on canvas, 46 x 36 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work is strikingly reminiscent of the paintings produced by the popular and prolific genre painter von Kern, whose oeuvre consisted almost entirely of scenes with a seated man engaged in tasks in a rustic cottage interior.
Collection of German Physics Books,Including Planck, Max, Physikalische Abhandlungen und Vortrage, Vols. I, II and III. (Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg and Sohn; London: K. G. Heyden and Co. Ltd., 1958), Vol. I. Pp. xv+776. Vol. II. Pp. xi + 716. Vol. III., Pp. xii+426. red fabric binding with gilt lettering to spine and boards, with a letter headed 'The Institute of Physics, From the Editor, British Journal of Applied Physics' with a pasted don cutting from the February issue that reads:Max Planck: Physikalische Abhandlungen und Vortrage.Vols. I, II and III. (Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg andSohn; London: K. G. Heyden and Co. Ltd., 1958);Vol. I. Pp. xv+776. Vol. II. Pp. xi + 716. Vol. III.Pp. xii+426. Price DM. 150.This collection of M. Planck's scientific papers and lecturesis a reproduction by a photographic process of the originalpublications, with an index and a foreword by M. v. Laue.It is edited by the union of German physical societies and theMax Planck Society as a memorial to the great theoreticalphysicist whose 100th birthday was celebrated in April ofthis year.The first two volumes contain Planck's doctorate thesis,his "Habilitationsschrift" as Privatdozent in Munich and119 papers published in various journals. The most importantof these are the classical papers on the second law of thermo-dynamics, which was given its first precise formulation byPlanck, and the notion of entropy, as well as the famousseries of investigations on the theory of heat radiation whichled to the discovery of the elementary quantum of action h,the notion of zero-point energy, the cell structure of thephase space, and the general statement of Boltzmann'sentropy-probability relation in the form S k log W, firstintroducing the universal constant k (gas constant per atom),usually known as "Boltzmann's constant". There are furtherpapers on various aspects of electromagnetic theory, on thetheory of relativity, of which Planck was one of the firstsupporters, and on the theory of electrolytes.The third volume contains public lectures and publicationsmeant for a broader public, shedding light on Planck'sscientific personality, his life and his philosophical ideas.Amongst these are his Nobel lecture and a wonderful shortauto-biography which ought to be translated into Englishand widely read by young physicists. There are also anumber of essays devoted to the life and work of contemporary great physicists and appreciations of Planck's ownwork by M. v. Laue, Otto Hahn and others.For those physicists who are interested in studying theoriginal works of this great master in order to learn abouthis way of thinking and his art of writing these three volumeswill be invaluable.R. FÜRTHPlanck, Max, Einführung in die Mechanik deformierbarer Körper, 1922, with the owners name to the title page R. W. Lawson 31 - Robert William Lawson (c. 1889–1960) was a British physicist, a fellow of Institute of Physics when it was founded,Einführung in die Mechanik deformierbarer Körper (Introduction to the Mechanics of Deformable Bodies) by Max Planck delves into the fundamental principles of elasticity and the mechanics of solid materials. The book provides a mathematical treatment of how materials deform under stress. The book shows Planck’s early contributions beyond quantum theory, demonstrating his mastery of classical mechanics and applied physics.Max Planck (1858–1947) was a pioneering German physicist best known as the father of quantum theory. His groundbreaking work in thermodynamics and black-body radiation led to the formulation of Planck’s constant, which introduced the idea that energy is quantized rather than continuous. This discovery revolutionized physics, laying the foundation for quantum mechanics and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck spent much of his career at the University of Berlin, where he mentored and influenced future physicists, including Albert Einstein. Despite the turbulent political climate of early 20th-century Germany, he remained committed to scientific inquiry and ethical principles. His contributions to theoretical physics reshaped our understanding of the atomic and subatomic world, marking him as one of the most influential scientists of all time.Helmholtz, H. Von, Vorlesungen uber Theoretische Physik (Lectures on Theoretical Physics), Band I. 1903,Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894) was a German physicist and polymath whose work spanned physics, physiology, and mathematics. He made significant contributions to the understanding of energy conservation, electrodynamics, and wave theory, as well as to the study of human perception in optics and acoustics. Helmholtz is best known for formulating the principle of conservation of energy, a fundamental concept in physics. His research in sensory physiology led to discoveries in vision and hearing, influencing both science and medicine. A prolific educator and researcher, he held prestigious academic positions, including at the University of Berlin. His work laid the foundations for many modern scientific disciplines, and his name remains associated with key theories in thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and fluid dynamics.
ARNOLD FORTLAGEUND KARL SCHWARZDAS GRAPHISCHE WERK VON HERMANN STRUCK Berlin, verlegt bei Paul Cassirer, 1911 1 Band, goldgeprägte Original-Kalbslederbindung. 24 x 19 x 2 cm. Exemplar 15/50 der Vorzugsausgabe. Handsigniert 'Hermann Struck'. Gebräunt, fleckig. Mit vier Originalradierungen und zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text.
FEINE WIENER TISCHUHR MIT EMAILLE-DEKOR Österreich, Wien, wohl Hermann Böhm, um 1900 Silber, Emailledekor part. mit Goldstaffage. H. 18 cm. Das Uhrwerk graviert 'Lépine Paris'. Die Uhr bekrönt mit einem Vogel. Der Mittelsteg als zu seinen Küken schauenender Pelikan. Umseitig Medaillons mit Darstellungen mythologischer Szenerie. Rückseitig Darstellung von Artemis, Zeus und Eros. Das Ziffernblatt aufklappbar, im Inneren die Darstellung von Eros u. Psyche. Die vier Medaillons des Standes mit weiteren Personendarstellungen aus der griechischen Mythologie: Adonis, wohl zweifach Artemis sowie Aphrodite. Emaille part. best., rückseitiges Medaillon mit Fehlstelle.
FRANCESCO ZUCCARELLI (WOHL WERKSTATT)15. August 1702 Pitigliano (Toskana) - 30. Dezember 1788 FlorenzLÄNDLICHE LANDSCHAFT MIT BÄUERINNEN UND KINDERN AM FLUSS Öl auf Leinwand. 48 x 63 cm (R. 64,5 x 79,5 cm). Verso: Auf altem Papierlabel bezeichnet 'Eigentum von Herrn Hermann J. Ads. Bonn 15.10.51. Part. min altrest. Rahmen. Provenienz: Bedeutende Privatsammlung Bonn, Rheinland.
HERMANN NICOLAI1811 Torgau - 1881 BodenbachZEISIG, FLIEGEND Deutsch, Meissen, 20. Jh. (Entwurf 1855) Porzellan, polychrome Malerei. H. 9,6 cm. Unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Pressnummer, Modellnummer 'C 103x'. 1. Wahl. Literatur: Bergmann, Sabine und Thomas: Meissener Künstler - Figuren, Bd. I, Erlangen, 2010, S. 31, Kat.-Nr. 45.
DEUTSCHER PORTRAITMALER DES SPÄTEN 18. JH.BILDNIS DES LUDWIG HERMANN LUCANUS IN DER UNIFORM EINES SCHWARZEN HUSAREN Öl auf Leinwand (doubl.). 89 x 72 cm (R. 99,5 x 82 cm). Verso: Auf zwei Papierlabeln bezeichnet: 'Ludwig Hermann Lucanus Leut. im Regt. v. Belling' und 'SCHWARZER HUSAR 'LUDWIG HERM. LUCANUS *1745, Ölbild aus Gotha'. Part. leicht altrest., Altretuschen. Rahmen. Provenienz: Rheinische Privatsammlung.
COMMELIN, CASPAR (1668-1731): HORTI MEDICI AMSTELAEDAMENSIS PLANTAE1706 | PUBLISHER: Lugduni batavorum, Fredericum Haringh | NUMBER OF PAGES: 48 + 247 + index | LANGUAGE: Latin | DIMENSIONS: 255 x 200 mm | NOTE: woodcuts | CONDITION: torn pages, damaged binding, insect damage | CONVOLUTE| Entire title |Horti Medici Amstelaedamensis plantae rariores et exoticae| Bound with 1 |HERMANN, Paul: Paradisus Batavus seu Descriptio raritorum plantarum. Lugduni Batavorum, Petrum Van Der Aa, 1705 | Bidders are asked to inquire about the condition of the item before the auction. any complaints will not be taken into account. |more photos*In case of missing photos, please feel free to contact us.PLEASE NOTE! the starting price of this lot has changed to 10000 CZK
NIEMEYER, AUGUST HERMANN (1754-1828): BEOBACHTUNGEN AUF EINER REISE I.1825 | PUBLISHER: Vienna, Anton Strauss | NUMBER OF PAGES: 254 + index | LANGUAGE: German | DIMENSIONS: 145 x 110 mm | CONDITION: moisture stains, damaged packaging | Entire title | Beobachtungen auf einer Reise nach England. Erster Theil | Bidders are asked to inquire about the condition of the item before the auction. any complaints will not be taken into account. |more photos*In case of missing photos, please feel free to contact us.
NIEMEYER, AUGUST HERMANN (1754-1828): BEOBACHTUNGEN AUF EINER REISE II.1825 | PUBLISHER: Vienna, Anton Strauss | NUMBER OF PAGES: 260 + index | LANGUAGE: German | DIMENSIONS: 145 x 110 mm | CONDITION: stains, torn packaging | Entire title | Beobachtungen auf einer Reise nach England. Zweyter Theil | Bidders are asked to inquire about the condition of the item before the auction. any complaints will not be taken into account. |more photos*In case of missing photos, please feel free to contact us.
The rare Great War Lake Nyasa operations D.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Petty Officer E. C. Mitchell, Royal Navy, who having survived the loss of H.M.S. Pegasus in her famous clash with the Konigsberg in September 1914, was seconded to the Lake Nyasa Flotilla, in which he ‘displayed much ability in drilling the native boat crews to a very creditable state of efficiency’ in the ex-missionary steamer Gwendolen Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (204906 E. C. Mitchell. P.O. H.M.S. Gwendolen.); 1914-15 Star (204906 E. C. Mitchell. P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (204906 E. C. Mitchell. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (204906 E. C. Mitchell Act. C.P.O. H.M.S. Hyacinth) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (5) £2,400-£2,800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, April 2004. D.S.M. London Gazette 24 February 1916. The original recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Gwendolen Lake Tanganyika, whose shooting was of a very high standard rendered the redoubt untenable in the morning engagement, and hampering the enemy’s movements during the afternoon engagement. Petty Officer Mitchell displayed much ability in drilling the native boat crews to a very creditable state of efficiency, and it was largely due to his efforts that a rapid and safely conducted embarkation was achieved.’ Ernest Charles Mitchell was born in Plymouth, Devon on 3 February 1884 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in June 1899. By the outbreak of hostilities, he had been advanced to Petty Officer and was serving in the cruiser H.M.S. Pegasus, and he was likewise employed at the time of her memorable action with the Konigsberg off Zanzibar on 20 September 1914. In the lead up to her final action, Pegasus had bombarded the customs house at Bagamoyo in German East Africa, when the port authorities refused to agree to a truce. Less than a month later, on 20 September 1914, her consorts Hyacinth and Astraea having been called away, she was undergoing repairs at the port of Zanzibar when she fell victim to a surprise attack launched by the Konigsberg. Deeds That Thrill the Empire takes up the story: ‘For twenty-five minutes the Konigsberg poured in her relentless broadside, steaming slowly in until she had reduced the range from nine thousand to seven thousand yards; and still the shells of the Pegasus failed to reach her. The shot fell harmlessly into the water hundreds of yards short of the enemy cruiser. The poor little Pegasus was in a bad way from the start. The enemy’s shooting was not good, but with the advantage of range they were able to take their own time, and the British ship soon began to suffer severely. One of the first to be hit was the gunnery officer, Lieutenant Richard Turner, whose legs were shattered by a shell. As he lay stricken and bleeding to death his thoughts were all for the honour of his ship and his service “Keep it up, lads,” he said to his men. “We’re outclassed and done for; but d--- them, and keep it up!” So, having asked for brandy and a cigarette, Lieutenant Turner died; but the men “kept it up.” In fifteen minutes all the guns of the Pegasus had been silenced and not one of their shells had reached the enemy, whose guns had a range greater by two thousand yards. The cruiser’s flag was shot away from its staff. Instantly a Marine ran forward, seized the flag, and waved it aloft; and when he was struck down another came and took his place. The flag flew until the end. There was no braver man that day than the medical officer of the Pegasus, Staff-Surgeon Alfred J. Hewitt. Nearly all the casualties occurred on deck, and there he was from the start to the finish, giving what help he could to the wounded men. On one occasion he was holding a ruptured artery in the neck of one man, and, with his other hand, stanching the flow of blood in the leg of another, while his assistants went for bandages. He could do nothing to help in the fighting, but there was certainly no braver man in the ship. When she had fired about two hundred shells, the Konigsberg withdrew, leaving the Pegasus a battered and fast sinking wreck. At the beginning of the action there were 234 officers and men on board the British vessel, and of these 35 were killed and 53 wounded … ’ In a controversial decision, Commander R. Ingles, R.N., Pegasus’s captain, had in fact struck her colours to avoid further bloodshed, but his action was ignored by the Konigsberg. Among the survivors, Mitchell was borne on the books of the Hyacinth and selected for special duties on Lake Nyasa. The lake had already witnessed the first naval engagement of the Great War, when H.M.S. Gwendolen, an ex-missionary steamer which had hastily been converted for use as a gunboat, attacked the German gunboat Hermann von Wissmann on 14 August 1914. The latter was on a slipway at Sphinxhafen and sustained serious damage. Mitchell was otherwise occupied aboard the Pegasus at that time, but he was clearly present in future actions fought on the lake, the first of them following the arrival of Lieutenant-Commander G. H. Dennistoun, R.N.V.R., who took command of a budding British flotilla, including the captured German tug Helmuth. And that action took place on 30 May 1915, after local fishermen reported that the Hermann von Wissmann was under repair. Gwendolen landed a detachment of Askaris, who secured the area, prior to charges being placed on the enemy gunboat, and further action being taken by way of gunfire. The recommendation for Mitchell’s D.S.M. certainly appears to fit this action, rather than a later quoted date in December 1915 on Lake Tanganyika. Be that as it may, the Germans once more set about restoring the von Wissmann to operational fitness, thus resulting in another visit by the Gwendolen to their lake shore base at Spinxhafen. A boarding party of Askaris found the enemy gunboat unmanned and, taken in tow by Gwendolen, it was re-christened ‘H.M.S. King George V’ of the Royal Navy’s Nyasa Flotilla. Dennistoun and the flotilla remained actively employed until his return home in 1918, assisting in the transportation of supplies for our land forces. He was awarded the D.S.O. For his own part, Mitchell was gazetted for his D.S.M. in February 1916, added the L.S. & G.C. Medal to his accolades in September 1917, and appears to have remained actively employed on the East Africa station until returning to an appointment in Vivid in June 1918. He was finally pensioned ashore in February 1924. Sold with an original letter from the recipient, written in January 1964, in which he explains the background to the Lake Nyasa operations, and his part in them.
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