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Preisdatenbank abonnierenTHATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Thatcher seated in a head and shoulders pose signing a book for a female admirer who stands at her side. Signed by Thatcher in black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. With a small authentication sticker neatly affixed to the lower right corner. VG
ENOLA GAY: A multiple signed colour 24 x 18 print by three crew members of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 towards the end of World War II, comprising Paul W. Tibbets (pilot and aircraft commander), Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk (navigator), and Thomas Ferebee (bombardier), the print entitled Atomic Warfare is Born and featuring an image of the Enola Gay in flight, reproduced from a painting by the artist Harley Copic and published by the Buckeye Aviation Book Company. Signed by Tibbets, Van Kirk and Ferebee in bold blue inks with their names alone to the lower white border. Rolled. A few very minor, light stains to the right border, otherwise VG
GOLDEN EARRINGS: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Marlene Dietrich (Lydia) and Ray Milland (Ralph Denistoun) individually, the image depicting the actors lying in the undergrowth together in a scene from the romantic spy film Golden Earrings (1947). Signed by Dietrich in black ink and by Milland in blue ink, both with their names alone and to light areas of the image. A few very light, minor corner creases to the white borders, VG
WLADYSLAW IV VASA: (1595-1648) King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania 1632-48 and the disputed Tsar of Russia 1610-13. L.S., Vladislaus Rex, one page, folio, Warsaw, 27th December 1642, to Onorato Visconti, in Latin. The King sends his compliments and good wishes on the elevation of his correspondent to an honorary title, in part, 'Rev[erendissi]mo signor, Quando finance Vs. non ci havesse certificate il suo affetto sicome abbondanta[men]te ha fatto nell'uff[icio] che con Noi ha passato per le Feste del santo Natale, l'haveressimo nulladimento molto ben compreso dalla sua amorevolezza……L'accertiamo di haverlo aggradito pienam[en]te e di corrisponderle con ogni volonta in desiderar all'incontro a Lei ogni maggior bene' (Partial translation: 'We assure you that we have fully accepted it and that we correspond to it with every will in desiring every greater good for you'). With integral address leaf and affixed seal (causing a small oval area of light discolouration to the body of text). Loosely contained in the original paper wrappers bearing a contemporary annotation. About VG Onorato Visconti (1585-1645) Italian Roman Catholic cleric and papal diplomat who was appointed inquisitor for Malta by Pope Urban VIII in 1624 and as apostolic nuncio in Warsaw in 1630. Visconti was recalled to Rome in 1636 and although Urban VIII did not consider Visconti's performance satisfactory, Wladyslaw IV took the opposite view and proposed him for elevation to the cardinal's dignity because of his imperial privilege. However, the Pope found Poland's demand unacceptable, referring to a decree of the Council of Trent which said that only those candidates who belonged to the respective nation would be admitted, and to a bull of Pius IV that only Princes could make a recommendation in whose jurisdiction the candidate lived. The dispute over this continued for four years without reaching a conclusion. Despite repeated requests from Wladyslaw IV, the Barberini Pope never considered Visconti for the cardinalate and even ignored him at his last cardinal elevation on 13th July 1643.
BIRKIN JANE: (1946-2023) English-French singer and actress. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Birkin laughing as she kneels in a full-length pose alongside a dog who can be partially seen lying at her side. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Together with a signed colour 10.5 x 8.5 French front-of-house still of Birkin standing outdoors in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Caroline, embracing actor Dirk Bogarde, in costume as Daddy, in a scene from the drama film Daddy Nostalgie (1990; These Foolish Things). Signed by Birkin in black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG, 2
DALLAS GEORGE M.: (1792-1864) American Politician and Diplomat, Vice President of the United States 1845-49 and United States Minister to the United Kingdom 1856-61. Dallas County in Texas, as well as a number of other American counties, cities and towns, was named in his honour. A.L.S., G. M. Dallas, one page, small 4to, London, 6th July 1856, to a gentleman, marked 'Private'. Dallas writes, in full, 'Agreeably to your request, I send you a sketch (no longer present) of the ideas which occupied my mind at Mr. Peabody's 4th of July dinner. As to the language in which they were uttered, it has escaped my memory as rapidly as it did my lips'. With an ink annotation in an unidentified hand to the upper edge. Some very light age wear, otherwise VG The American financier and philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869) had taken up permanent residence in London in 1837 and became known for the Anglo-American dinners he hosted, as well as those in celebration of the Fourth of July, Independence Day.
DIETRICH MARLENE: (1901-1992) German-born American actress. Vintage signed 10.5 x 13.5 photograph, an unusually composed image of the actress seated in a full-length pose and holding an object in one raised hand. Signed in fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1941 in her hand. Some surface and corner creases, G
FIRE OVER ENGLAND: Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) English actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Vivien Leigh') on a page removed from an autograph album. Together with a page removed from the same album individually signed in pencil by the actors Flora Robson and Leslie Banks and producer Erich Pommer. Robson has added the title of their film Fire Over England in her hand beneath her signature, and Banks has added the date 25th August 1936 in his hand. An unusual pair of signed album pages. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG, 2 Fire Over England (1937) was produced by Erich Pommer and Alexander Korda and filmed at Denham Studios. The historical drama film is set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and focuses on England's victory over the Spanish Armada. Vivien Leigh starred in the role of Cynthia, Flora Robson portrayed Queen Elizabeth I and Leslie Banks appeared in the role of the Earl of Leicester.
[ELIZABETH II]: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022. A small collection of printed ephemera etc., most relating to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953, including the Coronation Medal presented to Peter Geoffrey Oates, contained in the original red card box and accompanied by the original Buckingham Palace presentation certificate and envelope addressed to Oates at 10 Downing Street; a Metropolitan Police pass issued for the Coronation and allowing the bearer 'to be given all reasonable facilities within the Coronation Area'; a printed 4to approved souvenir programme for the Coronation, printed and distributed for King George's Jubilee Trust; a T.L.S. by Sheila Minto, a member of Winston S. Churchill's staff, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 1st June 1953, to Mrs. Oates, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister, stating, in part, 'Lady Churchill is very pleased that you can come to breakfast and luncheon at No. 10 on Coronation Day and bring Catherine and Felicity'; and four printed invitation cards issued to Oates and his wife for Afternoon Parties in the Garden of Buckingham Palace (1953 & 1954) and other events. Some light age wear, generally VG, 9 Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill. .
‘In fact……the first B-29 ever to appear at Wright Field was the one for the Manhattan District project’ RAMSEY NORMAN: (1915-2011) American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1989. Ramsey was an important member of the Manhattan Project and, as chairman of the Weapons Committee, was tasked with determining the characteristics of the aircraft needed to deliver and drop an atomic bomb. An excellent T.L.S., Norman Ramsey, one page, 4to, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 11th July 1960, to Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves, on the printed stationery of the Lyman Laboratory of Physics at Harvard University. Ramsey expresses his delight at having received Groves's congratulatory letter, adding that he also appreciated 'your praise of my work at Los Alamos' and continuing 'In this connection I should also like to thank you again for the excellent support which you gave to me in our work at Los Alamos and Tinian. I am afraid that we made a number of difficult requests of you but you always supported them both vigorously and effectively. I can well remember my pleasant surprise in discovering that you had succeeded in extracting from the Air Force one of their very first B-29's. In fact you may not realize that the first B-29 ever to appear at Wright Field was the one for the Manhattan District project. For a long time we had a high priority with the Air Force solely on the basis of the fact that any project that could extract a B-29 must be of greatest priority'. In concluding Ramsey conveys his hope that, if Groves is in Cambridge, 'several of the old Los Alamos group here - like Ken Bainbridge, Francis Birch, George Kistiakowsky, etc., could get together with you for lunch or dinner'. A letter of fine content and exceptional association. Some very light, extremely minimal wrinkling to the upper edge, otherwise EX Leslie R. Groves (1896-1970) American Lieutenant General with the United States Army Corps of Engineers who directed the Manhattan Project during World War II and was responsible for J. Robert Oppenheimer's appointment to the Los Alamos laboratory. Groves is portrayed by actor Matt Damon in the film Oppenheimer (2023). Kenneth Bainbridge (1904-1996) American physicist who was the director of the Manhattan Project's Trinity nuclear test in July 1945, remarking to J. Robert Oppenheimer immediately after the event 'Now we are all sons of bitches'. Bainbridge is portrayed by actor Josh Peck in the film Oppenheimer (2023). Francis Birch (1903-1992) American geophysicist, part of the Manhattan Project team during World War II, responsible for the design and development of the gun-type nuclear weapon known as Little Boy. George Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) Ukrainian-American physical chemist who participated in the Manhattan Project by carrying out research into implosion. Kistiakowsky is portrayed by actor Trond Fausa Aurvag in the film Oppenheimer (2023).
MARCH FREDRIC: (1897-1975) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1931/32 for his roles as Dr. Henry L. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the composite image featuring head and shoulders studies of March in costume as both Dr. Henry L. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, his Oscar winning roles. Signed ('Fredric March') with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink to the image, across a dark area although still reasonably legible. Rare in this form. A few very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
BARRAS PAUL: (1755-1829) French politician of the French Revolution, the main executive leader of the Directory regime of 1795-99. An intimate friend of Josephine de Beauharnais, Barras helped to facilitate the marriage between her and Napoleon Bonaparte. L.S., Paul Barras, one page, 8vo, Solliers, 8th September 1793, to the Mayor of Cotignac, in French. Barras writes in his capacity as the representative of the people for the army of Italy and informs his correspondent that they will receive the report of arrest and disarmament ordered by their decree, remarking 'nous ne pourons qu'applaudir a le celerite que vous avez mise a son execution' (Translation: 'we can only applaud the speed with which you have put this into execution'). With integral address leaf bearing a red wax seal and with a small area of paper loss to one corner. Some light overall age wear, VG
HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. A large vintage signed and inscribed 9 x 11.5 photograph of Hoover in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated 10th January 1950 in his hand. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases to the borders, otherwise VG
MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French artist. Vintage signed and inscribed 8.5 x 12 printed image of Matisse, evidently neatly removed from a book or exhibition catalogue, depicting the artist seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the lower white border, inscribed to [Erich] Chlomovitch and dated 28th July 1939 in Matisse's hand. A good signed image with an interesting association. A couple of light, minor corner creases and two small tears to the right white border, G Erich Chlomovitch (1915-1942) Erich Slomovic. Yugoslav art collector, an assistant and protégé of the French art dealer Ambroise Vollard.
KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. T.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, one page, 4to, Bateman's, Burwash (East Sussex), 14th November 1920, to Geoffrey Lapage. Kipling states that he has received his correspondent's letter regarding the University Magazine Fiction Prize and informs Lapage 'I am afraid, however that I am unable to be of any use to your Committee on the lines that you suggest, as the press of my work does not allow me to take on anything additional. In a matter like this you will easily see that the work of judging is not one that can be slurred over or gone through in a perfunctory manner'. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG
PAVELIC ANTE: (1889-1959) Croatian Fascist Leader of World War II, Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia 1941-45. World War II date T.L.S., Ante, one page, 4to, Zagreb, 20th January 1943, to Zlatko Fraismann in Buenos Aires, in Croatian. Pavelic thanks his correspondent for the good wishes they expressed on the occasion of the Christmas holidays and the New Year, which he reciprocates from the bottom of his heart. With blank integral leaf. Some light creasing, a few stains to the lower right corner and a couple of neat splits to the edges of the folds, not affecting the text or signature, G
HUSTON WALTER: (1884-1950) Canadian actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his role as Howard in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Huston in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. Together with Anjelica Huston (1951- ) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1985 for her role as Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi's Honor. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Huston in a close-up portrait pose with one hand raised to the side of her head. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. Some light age wear to the corners and very slight traces of former mounting to the edges of the verso of Walter Huston's photograph, otherwise VG to EX, 2
MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A good vintage signed and inscribed 4 x 7 cabinet card photograph, the sepia image depicting the composer in a half-length profile pose. Photograph by C. Mouth, "Opérateur des Maisons Nadar", in Lille. Signed in bold dark ink to the lower light border, partially over the photographer´s printed logo `… Tribute of respectful admiration, J. Massenet´, also dated in his hand, `Paris, August 1881´ The cabinet photograph bears to the verso the photographer´s logo and address. A slightly dark image, with very small scratch to the left border, not affecting the inscription or signature. Very small, minor repair to the verso to borders, otherwise G
MITCHELL THOMAS: (1892-1962) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1939 for his role as Doc Boone in Stagecoach. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Mitchell seated in a full-length pose in the back of a horse drawn carriage, alongside an actress, in a scene from a Western film. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image, 'To Pete - Best wishes, Thomas Mitchell'. Rare. Some very light, minor creasing to the edges and corners, otherwise VG
[FOUNDING FATHERS THE]: WITHERSPOON JOHN: (1723-1794) Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator, a Founding Father of the United States who was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1776, being the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. An extremely rare series of autograph manuscript notes, unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Scotland), n.d. (January; 1763). Witherspoon's notes are written to the verso of a printed page removed from an almanac, and provide an account of his activities as a Church of Scotland minister, in part, 'Sabbath Jan[uary] lectured on the ordinary Ps[alm] 145.13 to the Lord, Mr. Simpson preached for me….Afternoon, preached on 1. Sam[uel] 25.6 And thus shall ye say….Tuesday Jan[uary] 4. Preached the sermon before the Society for Reformation of Manners on Jer[emiah] 5.26 For among my people are found crooked men. No sermon this week on Thursday……Thursday Jan[uary] 13 Mr Baines preached in the Laigh church….' With a contemporary annotation in an unidentified hand to the verso, 'autograph of the Rev. Doctor John Witherspoon'. Some light age wear and a few minor stains, the left edge a little irregularly torn. About VGThe page was evidently removed from an Almanac printed in Scotland (as it provides the high water information for Leith) and states that January begins on Saturday. This information, coupled with Witherspoon's references to Laigh Kirk church in Paisley, of which he was the minister from 1758-68, means that the notes can be reasonably dated to 1763.
HEDREN TIPPI: (1930- ) American actress. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hedren standing in an alluring three-quarter length pose. Signed in blue ink to a light area at the base of the image, also adding three simple line drawings of flying birds in her hand, a nod to her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense-thriller film The Birds (1963). VG
PEARL HARBOR: Kermit Tyler (1913-2010) American Air Force officer of World War II, assigned as a pilot in the 78th Pursuit Squadron at Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, the day of the Japanese attack. The inexperienced and untrained Tyler, when warned of the formation of planes caught on radar and a potential Japanese attack, infamously downplayed the report by replying 'Well, don't worry about it'. A.Q.S., Kermit Tyler, to an oblong 12mo white card, n.p., n.d. Tyler has penned his infamous remark 'Well - don't worry about it', adding his signature and rank beneath as well as the place and date of the original event, Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941. With a colour United States postage stamp depicting the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor neatly affixed to the upper right corner; Joseph Lockard (1922-2012) American Private with the United States Army who was stationed on Hawaii as a radar operator and reported the initial readings which proved to the Japanese attack force heading for Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941. Signed commemorative cover issued in order to Remember Pearl Harbor, featuring a printed image and with the slogan Let's Go! U.S.A. above. Postmarked at Pittsburgh, 12th November 1945 (?). Signed later by Lockwood in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. Some light age wear to the cover, otherwise VG, 2
DUFY RAOUL: (1877-1953) French Fauvist painter. A.L.S., Raoul Dufy, four pages, 8vo, Paris, n.d. ('Jeudi'; 5th October 1917), to Jean Emile Laboureur, in French. Dufy states that his despatch must have surprised his correspondent and continues to explain a delay in the printing of an almanac, which is to be so late that Poiret wishes to abandon the idea for the present year, further writing of other work, 'Je viens de terminer les gravures des Elegies Martiales et nous vous enverrons un exemplaire aussitot paru. Je vois avec plaisir que vous avez beaucoup travaille et je suis sur que vous avez amasse de quoi travailler longtemps. Avez vous fait de la peinture? Je me seus une furieuse envie de m'y remettre….' (Translation: 'I have just finished the engravings of the Elegies Martiales and we will send you a copy as soon as it appears. I see with pleasure that you have worked a lot and I am sure that you have amassed enough to work for a long time. Did you paint? I feel a furious desire to get back to it…..') and also making reference to Roger Allard, 'Vous apprendrez que notre ami Allard vient de se blesser assez grievement. Je viens de recevoir une lettre de lui est raide et immobile sur un lit d'hopital, il souffre blessures a la jambe gauche a la main droite, a la levre et brulures sur le corps. Il faut attendre des precisions et esperer que ces blessures ne seront que legeres' (Translation: 'You will learn that our friend Allard has just been seriously injured. I have just received a letter from him, he is stiff and motionless on a hospital bed, he suffered injuries to his left leg, right hand, lip and burns on his body. We have to wait for details and hope that these injuries will only be slight'). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Dufy. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains to the upper right edge of the first page, not affecting the text. VG Jean Emile Laboureur (1877-1943) French painter, designer, engraver, watercolourist, lithographer and illustrator. Roger Allard (1885-1961) French writer, art critic and translator whose book of poetry, Les Elegies Martiales (1917), was illustrated with woodblock prints by Dufy, and whose work L'Appartement des jeunes filles (1919) was the first book which Laboureur provided illustrations for.
ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French philosopher, writer and composer who influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe. Autograph manuscript, unsigned, two pages (the second page with just three lines of text), n.p., n.d. (c.1745-51), in French. As was Rousseau's practice, the working manuscript is penned to the right half of the page, the left half intentionally kept blank for the insertion of appropriate annotations or observations, and is taken from the unpublished work Traite sur les femmes which Rousseau was preparing whilst in the employment of Madame Dupin, the text headed with the reference 'Dupuy p.172' and stating, in full, 'Les principales Dames de Pavie, au siege qu'en fit Fr:[ancois] p.[remi]er sous la conduitte et a l'exemple de la Comtesse Hyppolite de Malespine, leur Generale, se mirent a porter la hotte, a remuer la terre, a reparer la breche a l'envoi des soldats. Lorsque la ville de St Riquier fut assiegee par un Gentilhomme Flamand avec cent hommes d'armes et 2000 h[ommes] de pied, la ville etoit prette a se rendre, n'y ayant que cent h[ommes] pour la deffendre, ne fut que les Dames de la ville se presenterent a la muraille avec des armes, de l'eau et de l'huile bouillante, et des pierres, et ne pousserent bravement les Ennemis. Deux de ces Dames enleverent deux Etendars' (Translation: 'The principal Ladies of Pavia, at the siege made of it by Fr:[ancois] p.[remi]er under the guidance and the example of the Countess Hyppolite of Malespine, their General, began to carry the basket, to move the earth, to repair the breach by sending soldiers. When the town of St Riquier was besieged by a Flemish Gentleman with a hundred men-at-arms and 2000 men on foot, the town was ready to surrender, having only a hundred men there to defend it, it was only that the Ladies of the city presented themselves at the wall with arms, boiling water and oil, and stones, and bravely pushed back the Enemies. Two of these Ladies carried off two Standards'). Some very light, minimal age wear, VG Louise-Marie-Madeleine Fontaine (1706-1799) Madame Dupin. French saloniste, famed for her spirit and beauty who hosted a famous literary salon in Paris from 1733-82 and owned the Chateau de Chenonceau, known as the centre of the most famous French philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. Dupin employed Rousseau as her secretary and tutor of her son from 1745-51.
MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A commemorative 6.5 x 4 postcard issued in honour of Cecilia Makiwane, featuring a postage stamp with her image and post marked at Alice, 30th April 1982. Limited edition number 1211 of 2500. Signed by Mandela in black ink to a clear area of the card and dated 2nd August 1996 in his hand. A couple of very small, light stains to the upper edge, otherwise VG Cecilia Makiwane (1880-1919) South African nurse, the first African registered professional nurse in her country and an early activist in the struggle for women's rights.
CRAWFORD CINDY: (1966- ) American supermodel. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Crawford lying naked in a three-quarter length pose under white bed sheets, with one breast partially exposed. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. An ink annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at a London hotel on 2nd October 2015. EX
[NAZI PARTY]: Two oblong folio albums containing complete sets of unsigned cigarette cards entitled Männer und Ereignisse unserer Zeit ('Men and Events of Our Time'), Volumes I & II, published by Greiling A. G. Zigarettenfabrik, 1933-34. The first volume contains 250 photographic cigarette cards, each neatly mounted to the rectos only and with brief printed captions in German beneath, the first half of the album featuring portraits of various leading members of the Nazi Party at the time including Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Frick, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goring, R. Walther Darre, Franz Ritter von Epp, Bernhard Rust, Hans Lammers, Hjalmar Schacht, Robert Ley, Fritz Todt, Rudolf Hess, Ernst Rohm, Heinrich Himmler, Kurt Daluege and many others, and the second half features images from various important public events etc., including Goebbels in Rome, Hitler addressing a crowd in Stuttgart, Goring at a press conference, the Nuremberg rally of 1933 and other marches etc. in various German cities, Hitler and Goebbels signing autographs in Berchtesgaden, members of the Hitler Youth in a variety of activities etc. The second volume contains 160 photographic cigarette cards, again each neatly mounted to the rectos only and with brief printed captions beneath, chronicling various events during the first half of 1934, many involving Hitler, Goring and Goebbels, but also including Sepp Dietrich, Erhard Milch, Werner von Fritsch and others. Both are contained in card cases. A few of the cigarette cards in Volume II are slightly askew. Some light age wear, generally VG, 2
BAXTER WARNER: (1889-1951) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1928/29 for his role as the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Baxter in a smiling head and shoulders pose in costume as the Cisco Kid. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image, 'For - Herb - with the same old wish always, Warner Baxter', also adding his character name '"The Cisco Kid"' beneath his signature. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
KOTZEBUE AUGUST VON: (1761-1819) German dramatist who was assassinated at the age of 57. Fragment of an A.L.S., A v. Kotzebue, one page, oblong 8vo, Konigsberg, 18th April 1815, to an unidentified correspondent, in German. The fragment, evidently neatly removed from the conclusion of a letter, comprises six lines of untranslated text. Some light creasing and minor foxing and with two slight traces of former mounting to the verso, G
[MANHATTAN PROJECT]: CREUTZ EDWARD (1913-2009) American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project at the Metallurgical Laboratory and the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. Typed D.S., E Creutz, one page, 4to, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 14th April 1953. Creutz responds to a researcher's questionnaire entitled Enquete Mondiale (World Inquiry), with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, '1. Were your scientific "debut" easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living…..enable you to make yourself known in science? Or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your masterpiece? 4. What is your maxim of life?'. Creutz provides his answers in typescript immediately beneath, in full, '1. Difficult in that it required a considerable amount of physical and mental effort, but easy in that the emotional rewards for this effort were very great. 2. Financial support came entirely through work in teaching and research. 3. Probably best known for work on atomic chain reaction during the last war. 4. None', adding his signature and academic title below. A very minor, thin light band of discoloration to the right edge, otherwise VG
SIMON CARLY: (1945- ) American singer & songwriter whose hits include You're So Vain and Nobody Does It Better, the latter being from the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Simon seated in a relaxed three-quarter length pose. Signed in black ink across a light area of the background. Together with Judy Collins (1939- ) American singer & songwriter. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Collins in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink with her name alone to a clear area of the image. VG, 2
GOLD COAST FOOTBALL TEAM: A scarce printed 8vo folding menu card for a dinner given to the Gold Coast Football Team at the Dunlop Rubber Factory in Speke, Liverpool, on 11th September 1951, individually signed to the inside by over twenty players and staff of the Black Stars who toured Ireland and Britain (and famously played their matches bare foot) including Charles Kumi Gyamfi (who later became the first African to play in Germany and coached Ghana to victory in the African Cup of Nations in 1963, 1965 and 1982), Tommy Wilberforce, James Kenneth Adjaye, Emmanuel Christian Briandt (Captain), John Pobee, J. J. Nelson, George Wood, Francis Macaulay, Richard Akwei (manager) etc. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG
BRETON JULES: (1827-1906) French Painter, a Naturalist. A.L.S., `J. Breton´, one page, 8vo, Montgeron, [May 1884], to Monsieur Ledelmeyer, in French. Breton states in part `I am since few days ago in Paris, or rather at Montgeron. I am posing for my bust at Carrier, the young sculptor whose marvellous talent you must know…´ Light folds to the centre. VG Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) French Sculptor. A founding member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts.
BENTHAM JEREMY: (1748-1832) English Philosopher, Jurist and Social Reformer. A fine, long L.S., Jeremy Bentham, with several holograph corrections, five pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (post 1802), to Baron de Lessert. In an elegantly penned letter Bentham writes to introduce his friend Edward Blaquierre, 'Now for the occasion: Eyes such as yours are of course continually in their travels over the habitable globe viewed through a French medium, the scene exhibited by the regeneration of Spain can not but be familiar to you: not so, perhaps, through an English one. Edward Blaquierre, a most serviceable friend of mine, is in no inconsiderable degree, qualified to satisfy any curiosity which that scene may have left unsatisfied. He is of the noble Irish family of that name. The head of the family - a Sir John Blaquierre - being a parliamentary leader and one of the proprietors of seats in the House of Commons', also explaining that Edward Blaquierre is a naval Lieutenant and was in command of a ship in the Mediterranean 'and in that capacity distinguished himself in various ways, amongst them by saving a Bey of Tunis from an insurrection' and that 'In the world of letters he is known to advantage by several works: one of them entitled "Letters from the Mediterranean"in which some mention, I believe, is made of the Tunis adventure' and further commenting 'there is a good deal of the Irish enthusiasm and a little more than enough of the Irish impetuosity and eccentricity in his turn of mind....amongst his eccentricities was that of sticking into that work of his an enthusiastic passage or two about the delight of Codification coupled with the mention of a name so little worth it as that which began this already too long letter'. Bentham also informs his correspondent that he had not heard from Blaquierre for some years when he received a letter from him 'on the point of embarkation on a visit to Spain with two declared objects: one of these was the giving in that country what notoriety he could to my works: the other, not then explained, but which has since turned out to be, the writing a history of the revolution, the news of which had just arrived here. Not only unpaid but unasked by me, or anybody else, he has been working for me with as much zeal as the highest paid ambassador could manifest in the service of his Monarch: and to that zeal, I am indebted for that notice from the cortes, of which some not very correct accounts, I believe, have found their way into some of your well-disciplined and well-purified newspapers. He continues full of gratitude for all the service he has done me'. Bentham states that Blaquierre has been married for a year and is currently residing in Paris ('a place of abode which the state of his finances renders a rather more convenient one than London') and is occupied in the completion of his history of the Spanish Revolution, continuing 'The liberty, I am thus taking with you, is, on his part, altogether unasked and unexpected. It would be a real satisfaction to me to bring together two men so worthy of each other: but my respect for both of you forbad my annoying either of you by a letter of introduction, which I have no title to give, and which it might be unpleasant to the one to receive, or the other to deliver: should, therefore, any intercourse have place, it is with you that it will commence'. The philosopher also writes of Blaquierre's proposed renovation of a property near Montpellier and continues to reflect on previous meetings with his correspondent and their wife at their home in Paris in 1802 as well as pleasant days 'at a place I had for four or five years in Devonshire', remarking 'Madame la Baronne, your wife, who was then skipping about from room to room in a state of maiden innocence, can not possibly have had cognizance of my existence, unless it were by the gloom with which the sight of a stupid old man, with deaf and aching ears, may have damped the gaiety of the rest of the company' and also writes of a Mr. Garnier, whom he believes has now been made a Marquis, observing 'If he is a man like other men, and in particular like other Frenchmen, the evidence I gave him of the impression made upon me by his discoveries in relation to the monetary system of ancient Rome, as detailed in his translation of Adam Smith, did something for me. Should Mr. Blaquierre become known to you, perhaps you might give him the additional honour of being known to Mr. Garnier'. Bentham concludes his letter with an anecdote concerning his correspondent's mother, 'One person of your family, the remembrance of whom (would you think it?) is still a source rather of uneasiness to me than satisfaction, is Madame de Lessert, your mother. Yes; for the chance of breaking your ladies with a laugh, I will give them matter for one, though it be at my own expense. At that dinner of which I partook at your house, there were, I suppose, not so few as twenty in company, all of the masculine gender - all of them compleatly unknown to me. As we marched in procession from the drawing room to the dining room, I observed Madame de Lessert's hand stuck by her side, waiting for some other to take hold of it. It had never entered into my conception that the honour could be designed for any such insignificant person as myself: observing, however that the hand still remained single, I perceived my mistake: but it was then too late to attempt repairing it, without encreasing, instead of obliterating, the ridicule. If the lady be still giving the family the benefit of those virtues, of which I heard so much, and to which the evidences were so visible in her countenance, lay me at her feet. I beg of you, communicate to her this my confession, and, if she gives me absolution, Blaquierre, without trouble to your pen, might be the bearer of it´. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (1773-1847) French Banker & Naturalist.John Blaquiere (1732-1812) 1st Baron de Blaquiere. British Soldier, Diplomat and Politician of French descent. Chief Secretary for Ireland 1772-76. Blaquiere fathered three daughters and four sons, including Edward Blaquiere, the subject of the present letter.Jeremy Bentham is considered as the founder of the modern utilitarianism.
SARTRE JEAN-PAUL: (1905-1980) French Existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist and literary critic. Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, which he declined. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p., (Paris), n.d. (November 1953), in French. The working manuscript, containing a few deletions and corrections, is written in honour of Yves Farge, who had died earlier that year, and states, in part, 'J'ai connu Yves Farges quelques mois avant se mort.....Du premier coup, il m'a seduit par sa puissance silencieuse, par la patience du corps et de l'esprit avec laquelle il ecoutait les contradicteurs, par l'autorite de ses breves reponses, qui revelait la profondeur de ses convictions, et.....par la chaude amitie qu'il portait a tous les hommes, par cette confiance.....qu'il temoignait a chacun. Au Congres de Vienne il allait de groupe en groupe....il interrogeait inlassablement les delegues - tous les delegues, mettant tout le soin dont il etait capable a degager les courants qui brassaient cette grande foule; il etait le lien vivant de tous avec chacun, il voulait tenir compte de tous nos desirs et s'en faisait l'interprete aupres des autres organisateurs.....nous savions......qu'il etait un des principaux artisans de ce Congres.....ce que j'ai admire le plus en lui: le gout passionne des contacts directs et cet amour si vivant, si concret de la Democratie en acte' (Translation: 'I knew Yves Farges a few months before he died….From the first try, he seduced me by his silent power, by the patience of body and mind with which he listened to opponents, by the authority of his brief answers, which revealed the depth of his convictions, and…..by the warm friendship he bore to all men, by this confidence….that he showed to everyone. At the Congress of Vienna he went from group to group. He tirelessly questioned the delegates - all the delegates, taking all the care of which he was capable of freeing the currents which stirred this great crowd; he was everyone's living link with everyone, he wanted to take into account all our wishes and made himself the interpreter for the other organisers….we knew….that he was one of the main architects of this Congress…..what I admired most in him was his passionate taste for direct contact and this love so alive, so concrete of Democracy in action'). Accompanied by an A.L.S., J P Sartre, one page, 4to, n.p. (Paris), 17th November 1953, to Madame [Farge], in French. Sartre apologises for his delay and expresses his sympathy and the deep esteem which Farge inspired in him, also informing his correspondent that he will unfortunately not be able to go to Austria because the adaptation of his play Kean 'passé ce soir en “générale” et il faut que je sois aupres des acteurs toute le semaine qui suit' (Translation: 'is on tonight in “general” and I have to be with the actors all the time next week'), adding that he hopes to be freer later and have the opportunity to express his respectful friendship personally. Some very light overall creasing and minor age wear, about VG, 2 Yves Farge (1899-1953) French journalist and politician who worked with the French Resistance during World War II. Farge, a progressive politician close to the communists, participated in the founding of the Mouvement de la Paix in 1947 and served as the organisation's president until his death in a car accident in Georgia on 31st March 1953. While the World Congress of People for Peace, which was held in Vienna from 12th - 19th December 1952, is generally viewed as Soviet propaganda, Jean-Paul Sartre counted it among the most important experiences of his life. His participation marked a major turning point in his evolution, insofar as it publicly confirmed his status as a fellow traveller of the Communist Party.
GARBO GRETA: (1905-1990) Swedish-American actress, the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award. A rare T.L.S., Greta Garbo (a good, large, bold example), one page, 4to, n.p., February 1933, to Joseph S. Buhler. The actress acknowledges receipt of a cheque 'to my order of the Treasurer of the United States in the sum of $38.57, being refund for over payment on my 1931 income tax'. To the verso appears a few words written by Garbo in pencil, 'Greetings and thanks'. Some very light, minimal creasing, otherwise VG
HOME! SWEET HOME!: Henry Bishop (1787-1855) English composer of the early Romantic period, famous for the song Home! Sweet Home! A.L.S., Henry R Bishop, four pages, 8vo, London, 14th July 1848, to J. G. Jones. Bishop remarks that in the last letter he had received from his correspondent they had indicated that they may visit London, but presumes that this did not transpire, also referring to some accounts from Oliviers that were not intended to be received by Jones or Miss Thornton ('They have all however been paid') and further writing 'I regret that the “Muses” are met with so little favour in the north: here, if they put on a foreign garb they are received with acclamation; but if their dress be home-spun, Alas! for them, poor wretches, they may starve. It is a pity, nay more, it is seriously impolitic, there should be so little patriotism, in that respect, in this kingdom; and it is decidedly in the power of the merchants and middle classes not only to “get up the steam” but to turn the tide the other way'. Together with a second A.L.S., Henry R Bishop, one page, 8vo, T[heatre] R[oyal] D[rury] L[ane] (London), n.d. ('Saturday Evg'), to a gentleman. Bishop asks for 'as many more pieces (choruses particularly) as possible of the new opera (or operetta)' and adds that he will attend an appointment 'to consult on the alterations', although remarking that it may be better taking place at his apartments on Frith Street in Soho; John Howard Payne (1791-1852) American actor, poet and playwright, creator of the song Home! Sweet Home! in 1822. Ink signature ('John Howard Payne') and seven additional lines of text in his hand on an oblong 12mo piece clipped from the conclusion of a letter, the text stating, in part, 'Once more let me repeat my apologies for this intruding on you, and my reliance upon your sense of its proceeding from a proper precaution and a just confidence in your goodness of heart and eloquence and influence'; Adelina Patti (1843-1919) Italian opera singer who famously sang Home! Sweet Home! before Abraham Lincoln and his wife at the White House in 1862. A.Q.S., Adelina Patti, to one side of a 12mo card, New York, 18th December 1881. In bold purple ink Patti has penned the words 'Home sweet home! There is no place like home, - Craig-y-Nos Castle'. Some light age wear and age toning, most noticeable to Bishop's second letter. G to generally VG, 4 The song Home! Sweet Home! was adapted from John Howard Payne's opera Clari, or the Maid of Milan, and the melody was composed by Henry Bishop with lyrics by Payne. Bishop 'relaunched' the song in 1852 and it became a very popular parlour ballad in the United States during the American Civil War and beyond. When Patti sang Home! Sweet Home! at the White House, the Lincolns, mourning the death of their son, were moved to tears and requested an encore of the song.
HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER VON: (1769-1859) German polymath, geographer, naturalist and explorer. A.L.S., Alexander Humboldt, one page, 8vo, n.p., (Paris), n.d. ('Tuesday'; 11th September 1838), to Monsieur Savoye, in German. Humboldt states that he is obliged to his correspondent for their flattering and friendly favour and continues 'The idea of the German Panorama is conceived with intelligence and artistically directed. Most kindly accept the expression of my most cordial thanks. It would be a pleasure to me to be able to repeat to you (perhaps Wednesday about three o'clock at the Institute, office of Monsieur Strago, where I work) how much I wish this noble undertaking'. With integral address leaf in Humboldt's hand. Some light overall creasing and a few minor stains to the edges, G
TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1966 for her role as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, an original Warner Bros. publicity portrait of the young, attractive Taylor standing in a full-length pose, holding a hat and gloves in her hands, as she poses by a wooden fence. Signed by Taylor in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. A few very light, extremely minor surface and corner creases to the white borders, VG
A wonderful original Disney sketch of Mickey Mouse, made for a studio employee in the 1940sDISNEY WALT: (1901-1966) American animator, Academy Award winner. An excellent, original pencil drawing signed by Walt Disney, one page, 4to, n.p. (Burbank. California), n.d. (1940s). Disney has executed a swift, although highly appealing, image of the head of Mickey Mouse, undoubtedly his most famous creation. Boldly signed ('Walt Disney') with a large signature immediately beneath the sketch. Matted in pale brown within an oval aperture alongside a photograph of Disney in a smiling head and shoulders pose and attractively framed and glazed in a modern decorative frame to an overall size of 20.5 x 14.5. A wonderful original drawing, both rare and highly desirable. One light, minor stain to the head of the page, not affecting the image or signature, VGProvenance: Accompanied by a typed letter of provenance signed by Michael Miller, dated 22nd March 2023 and stating, in part, 'My mother, Suzanne (Suzie) Miller started working at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California on the 21st of October 1940. She worked there until 1944 in the eight wing animation building, and would work around artists, animators and story men…..Walt's office was also used for conferences with directors, animators, artists and any creative team would share ideas in order to create the next big Disney hit. After a meeting, my mother asked Walt for a signature, and Walt kindly smiled and drew this sketch of Mickey and signed it in pencil. She kept it since the 1940's and was then given to me, Michael Miller (her son)'.
DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN: (1859-1930) Scottish author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A very fine A.L.S., A Conan Doyle, four pages, 8vo, Maloja Hotel, Maloja [Switzerland], 1st August 1895, to [James] Payn. Doyle's unusually lengthy letter begins in a social vein, 'How I wish I could waft you up here, for it is a very charming place, but decidedly inaccessible to any man who is not very robust….I see from the Illustrated that your wit and cheeriness never fail you, but I know that in your case that is no proof of health or strength', before continuing on the subject of his present literary endeavours, 'I have been very busy on the…..prize fighter book of which, I think, I said something to you. I think it will work out fairly well, but I dare not be too sanguine. I remember that you were disposed to think that I was dealing with an unsavoury subject in the prize ring……But I hope that it may justify itself. I think I have done it in such a way that it is picturesque and not offensive, though I have two big fights in the book. It has never yet been done, as far as I know, and yet the Ring is the one typical Anglo Saxon sport which has never existed outside English speaking countries, and which has now, I believe, a very deep hold of the people - in spite of the unspeakable state to which it has been reduced. In the old days it stood for chivalry, gallantry & fair play, and I am sure I would rather fight in the lists with lance and sword than stand up to a good man for a hundred rounds, as far as the bravery & endurance which is needed goes. I hope when it comes your way that you may think I have made it interesting.' The author returns to his social and sporting activities, 'Our chief amusement here is to play golf, but as the grass is very thick & long the game gives you a lot of fresh air with very little exertion, for at your first drive you lose your ball, and then you spend your day, with intervals for meals, in walking round in circles and looking for it. [John] Hare is here and I believe [Squire] Bancroft & [Arthur Wing] Pinero are expected, so we feel that we are quite a dramatic centre', and also comments on his holiday reading, 'Of course you have read Morrison's "Mean Streets". It seemed to me to be very good indeed. I have just finished "The Honour of Savelli" but did not care for that so much….Books are the great difficulty out here, for the hotel library has only got as far as Bulwer Lytton'. In concluding Doyle refers to the health of his wife ('very well & bright') and their plans to have their own house built by the end of the next summer, 'I bought the land, but the Tyndalls now claim that there is a right of way through it. I recall a painful story I read somewhere of a man who had actually finished his house when such a claim was made & proved. As a result he had the whole parish continually passing in at his back door and out at the front one. Warned by it I shall settle this matter before I build - and I have no doubt we shall arrange it all right'. A letter of excellent content, not least for its rich literary references to Doyle's novel Rodney Stone. Some light overall age wear, minor creasing and a few small, neat tears to the edges of some folds, about VGJames Payn (1830-1898) English novelist and editor of periodicals including Chambers's Journal and the Cornhill Magazine.John Hare (1844-1921) English actor and theatre manager.Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) English actor and theatre manager.Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934) English playwright.Doyle's Gothic mystery and boxing novel Rodney Stone was first published in TheStrand Magazine from January to December 1896. As well as the author's depictions of prize fighting and the famous bare-knuckle boxers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Rodney Stone also includes narratives of thuggery, gambling, cheating and of dangerous horse-drawn chases. The work was adapted into a stage play, The House of Temperley, in 1909 and into a silent movie in 1913.
WHALE JAMES: (1889-1957) English film director of several classic horror films including Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). An exceptional vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Whale in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Roman Freulich and bearing his Universal Pictures credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Whale in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image, 'To Donald Weeks, with best wishes & here's hoping he likes “The Bride of Frankenstein”, James Whale', and dated 1935 in his hand. Autographs of Whale are extremely rare in any form, and signed photographs of this quality (and enhanced by the inscription) are of the utmost desirability. A few light corner and surface creases, largely to the white borders. VG Roman Freulich (1898-1974) Polish-born American photographer, known for his portraits and movie stills. Freulich worked extensively with James Whale and was the stills photographer for Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). The classic science fiction horror film Bride of Frankenstein was the sequel to the 1931 film Frankenstein. Both movies starred Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein, and the Bride of Frankenstein also starred Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of Mary Shelley and the titular character at the end of the film.
BEGIN MENACHEM: (1913-1992) Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister of Israel 1977-83. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1978. T.L.S., M. Begin, in Hebrew, one page, 8vo, Jerusalem, 11th August 1977, to Professor Yitzhak Katz, on the blind embossed stationery of the Knesset, in Hebrew. Begin refers to two books and states that he will be honoured to include them on the shelves of his library and will find time to read them 'as I also know the value of your work'. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG
HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1968 for her role as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter and again in 1981 for her role as Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond. A good vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x 10 photograph of Hepburn in a relaxed semi-profile head and shoulders pose in costume from her Oscar winning performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of King Henry II of England, from the historical drama film The Lion in Winter, set around the Christmas of 1183. Signed by Hepburn in bold black ink to a light area of the image and inscribed to Lucy Guffey, wife of cinematographer Burnett Guffey, 'For Lucy, affectionately, Kate'. Rare in this form. About EXBurnett Guffey (1905-1983) American cinematographer, Academy Award winner for From Here to Eternity (1953) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
HOLDEN FAY: (1893-1973) British-born American actress. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Holden seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a largely light area of the image, adding her character name, Ma Hardy, from the popular series of Andy Hardy films, and the date, 1942, in her hand. A couple of very light, minimal surface and corner creases, VG
A pair of Chinese Famille Rose vases decorated with warriors in ships. 19th/20th C. Condition: The pair of vases is overall in excellent condition. There are a few small baking flaws in the glaze. - One of the handles has a baking flaw on the underside. It does not appear to be restored in the front, as the glaze is original. - There is a minuscule chip on the rim of one of the vases. Checked under UV-light.
An assembly of 4 theca with barely legible relics, but sealed.- Ex Ossibus Saint Antonii Abb, Saint Anthony the Abbot. - Vincenti A Paulo, Saint Gregorii Martyr, Saint Philotei Martyr, Saint Eutropi Martyr. - Ex Pallio Josephi Sponsi B.M.V. - Ex Ossibus XXX Martyr. Most of the theca are easier to read under UV light. images are added. Dimensions:(D:3,8 x W:1,59 cm)
Naqash Bashi, Jalairi, A Persian calligraphic oil painting. Qajar school. 19th/20th century. With a text addressed to Ali Qali Khan, Minister of Sience, Mines and Telegraph and the informant of Al-Dawlah during the Naseri Period.With a signature referring to Naqash Bashi, nicknamed Jalairi. Condition: - Some wear to the rims of the canvas. - There is a crease in the middle of the painting from folding. Some small areas where the paint has some light crackelure, especially where the paint layer is thicker. In our opinion, the item is in good condition.
COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND PENDANT/NECKLACE AND RING1st: Marquise-shaped Fancy Grayish Blue diamond, weighing 0.37 carat, and brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18 carat white gold, 2nd: Marquise-shaped Fancy Light Blue diamond, and brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, remaining coloured diamond approx. 0.38ct, 1st with UK hallmark and European convention mark, 2nd with UK hallmark, lengths: necklace 40.5cm, pendant 2.6cm, ring size approx. N (2)Footnotes:GIA: Fancy Grayish Blue, VVS1, report number 14465868, 4th August 2005. Please note this report is over ten years old and may require updating. BGI: Fancy Light Blue, report number 15804, 6th February 2008.Please note this report is over ten years old and may require updating.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO DIAMOND AND COLOURED DIAMOND PENDANT/NECKLACES1st: Brilliant-cut diamonds and a brilliant-cut Fancy Grey-Violet diamond, weighing 0.12 carat, 2nd: Two brilliant-cut diamonds, one Fancy Light Green diamond, weighing 0.12 carat, both with partial UK hallmarks, lengths: 1st pendant 2.5cm, chain 39.5cm, 2nd pendant 1.8cm, chain 40.5cm, cased (2)Footnotes:GIA: Fancy Grey-Violet colour, report number 13579114, 20 September 2004. GIA: Fancy Light Green colour, report number 13169971, 8 November 2005.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FRENCH GILT BRASS AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCKVINCENTI ET CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900The circular eight-day gong striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by brass disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension, the backplate with Vincenti & C., MEDAILLE D'ARGENT... roundel over numbers 10795, 3 7, the circular gilt dished dial with polychrome enamelled rosette to centre and vertically aligned Arabic hour numeral to chapter ring, with steel fleur-de-lys hands set behind hinged convex glazed engine-milled brass bezel, the case with turned finials to the ogee-shaped superstructure polychrome enamelled with floral sprays onto a light sky blue ground, over lappet-leaf cast cornice and conforming enamel infill to the fascia around the dial and to the sides, the rear with pierced hinged circular movement cover, on egg-and-dart moulded skirt base decorated with further floral sprays to the shaped apron flanked by leaf cast squab feet.29cm (11.5ins) high, 15cm (6ins) wide, 11.5cm (4.5ins) deep. Condition Report: Movement is in working order (ie is running and striking) however a clean and overhaul is advised. There is no visible evidence of alteration or noticeable replacements. The dial has wear/rubbing to the chapter ring mainly around the winding holes and is discoloured/dirty. The case is in good condition with no apparent/noticeable chips or cracks to the enamel. The surface retains traces of gilding within the castings but is generally cleaned back to brass with a coat of lacquer which is now starting to break-down/discolour.Clock is complete with pendulum and a winding key.Condition Report Disclaimer
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