GAO XINGJIAN (b.1940)L'Astre, 2009 Ink on paper, signed at the bottom right corner, framed. 115cm high x 106cm wide (45 1/3in high x 41 3/4in wide).Footnotes:高行健（1940年生） 星 水墨紙本 鏡框 2009年作 Born in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, in 1940, Gao Xingjian is best known for being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000. Gao is a reminder of the close connection between painting and writing in Chinese culture and encapsulates the ideal of the well-rounded literatus. Indeed, his style can be characterised as 'writing/sketching the idea' (literally, xieyi 寫意), which allows him to create subtle, intuitive works that move between figurative and abstract art.Interested in literature and for a time a student of painting while young, in 1962 he received a degree in French from the Beijing Language Institute. During the 1960s and the 1970s, Gao worked in the capital as a translator while writing novels and painting, and during the Cultural Revolution he was sent to the countryside for re-education, at which time he burned some of his manuscripts. In the 1980s, he published experimental literary works as well as nonfiction, but after one of his plays was banned in 1986, Gao retreated to nature to avoid any further exposure to controversy; much like the traditional literati of Imperial China. In 1986 Gao was misdiagnosed with lung cancer, and began a 10-month long trek along the Yangzi river, which resulted in his novel Soul Mountain (靈山). In 1987, Gao Xingjian left China for Paris, and was granted French citizenship in 1997. In 1992 he was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.The expressive paintings that spring from Gao's introspection are characterised by a spontaneity of touch, and their ink tones that range from subtle greys to jet blacks can either swallow or emit light. The present lot, as indicated by the title 'L'Astre' (The star) presents an almost moon-like landscape, similar to a photograph taken from outer space than a traditional ink painting. Gao Xingjian's paintings are in numerous prestigious collections globally, including the Musée Guimet, Paris; the Nobel Foundation, Sweden; the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Singapore Art Museum; Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan; and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: W TPW Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain bowl, 18th century, with butterfly and melon design to the inner centre with butterfly and foliage frieze rim, the body with naturalistic composition, on a short foot with four character mark, 21.5 cm diameterCondition report: chips to the rim, some pitting, three hairline cracks to rim, light staining to inner bowl, wear consistent with age. Location:8.3
Epiphone EJ-160E/VS Electro-Acoustic Guitar no.16112301151 Made in Indonesia, rear of headstock has factory decal 'Epiphone 2016', sunburst finish, clear varnish to back and sides, scratchplate with Epiphone 'E', two control dials, in hard case Some minor wear to frets; no visible repairs; light scratching from use/age
A Chinese apple-green monochrome brush pot, Qianlong mark and of the Period, of rectangular section, standing on four feet, the base with Qianlong underglaze blue six-character seal mark, with labels for Sidney L. Moss, 81 Davies St, London, Radcliffe Collection 'C7' and collector's label 'K.W.W-B', 9.5cm high Provenance: Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) collection and listed in the family archive as purchased, circa 1969, and noted that Sidney Moss said 'K.W.W-B' label references the K. W. Woollcombe-Boyce Collection清乾隆 豆青釉"乾隆年制"款笔筒拍品来源：Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) 少校私人收藏（家族档案编号C7），原来自英国K. W Woollcombe-Boyce收藏Condition Report: no damage or restoration showing under UV light except small area of minor glaze loss or circular glaze scratch 2mmx 2mm and surface scratches commensurate with age and typical firing blemishes Condition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese stoneware 'Boy' pillow, 19th century, with white crackled glaze splashed light blue, the base unglazed with two firing holes, with Radcliffe collection label 'H3' and BADA label, 28cm longProvenance: Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) collection and listed in the family archive as purchased from 'Holman' in 1932 for £2-0s-0d清19世纪 哥釉孩儿枕拍品来源：Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) 少校私人收藏，1932年购自HolmanCondition Report: minor old losses to glaze and surface crazedCondition Report Disclaimer
A small Chinese 'Yaozhou' celadon glazed 'chrysanthemum' bowl, Northern Song or Jin Dynasty, 12-13th century, of conical form, the interior crisply moulded with three stylized lotus flowers in full bloom borne on a meandering vine with further flower buds and dense scrolling leaves, all encircling a central bloom with radiating petals, the exterior carved with evenly spaced vertical lines, applied overall with an even olive-green glaze stopping neatly at the foot, exhibition labels for Cape Town 1953, Radcliffe collection 'A26' and BADA, 10cm diameterA similar bowl is illustrated by Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.1, London, 1994, p. 239, pl. 429, where it is mentioned that 'this design has come to light on Yaozhou ware discovered at the mid-Song layer of the Huangbaozhen kiln sites', see Shanxi tongchuan Yaozhou yao, 1965, p. 28, fig. 17 (3)'Provenance: Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) collection and listed in the family archive, 'A26', as purchased from Sotheby's in 1945 for £8-0s-0d, but in the Bluett archive listed as purchased on commission for Major Radcliffe from Sotheby's, 1st July, 1943, from the collection of the late Sir Daniel Hall, lot 51 (part lot)Exhibited: National Gallery of South Africa, Chinese Exhibition, Cape Town, 1953, no. 83 北宋至金 耀州窑青釉缠枝花卉纹盏拍品来源：Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) 少校私人收藏（家族编号C5），其于家族档案中记载为"1945年以8英镑购自苏富比"，然而在Bluett的档案中则记载为"1943年7月1日承Radcliffe少校委托购自苏富比Danial Hall爵士收藏，拍品编号51号"Condition Report: very minor wear but in very nice conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese women's side fastening jacket, Qing dynasty, circa 1850, embroidered with Large Pekin knot peonies on a light blue damask ground, also large butterflies Interplay with the flowers, original matching cream silk sleeve bands on deep blue bordered and coral silk lining, 132cm cuff to cuff x 114cm collar to helm约清1850年 蓝地缎绣女褂Condition Report: robe with minor fading and staining lining with extensive wear and bug holes to the lower half, lining on the collar and edges with splits Condition Report Disclaimer
A rare Chinese brown-glazed tripod censer, Tang Dynasty, 8th-9th century, the globular body set on three cabriole legs, the underside partly unglazed revealing a light grey stoneware body, approximately 15cm high x 19cm wide A very similar black-glazed stoneware censer unearthed in 1999 at the site of Tang dynasty Xing kilns, Hebei province, is illustrated in Qian Nian Xing Yao (Xing Kiln in its Millennium), Beijing, 2007, p. 132.A smaller tripod censer of closely related form is illustrated by Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Vol. I, London 1994, p. 129, no. 210 Compare a similar example from the J.J. Lally Collection, 20th March 2023, lot 3 (US$10,837.50 inc. premium)唐 褐釉三足炉Condition Report: some crazing to the glazeflakes to glaze on rim firing faults to glazegreen paint splash on sideCondition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese Northern 'cizhou' ribbed black-glazed ewer, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) or Jin dynasty (1115-1234), 12th/13th century, with strap handle and cylindrical spout, with white trailed slip under dark brown glaze, light grey stoneware foot unglazed, 14.5cm high北宋至金 磁州窑黑褐釉执壶Condition Report: in good condition other than several shallow chips to unglazed stoneware foot rim edge Condition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese black glazed cizhou ribbed vase, Northern Song Dynasty, 11th-12th century, potted with lobed bulbous body rising to a trumpet neck and a flaring flower-shaped mouth, the body applied with evenly spaced vertical ribs, covered with a lustrous black-brown glaze thinning to a light ochre at the raised bands and stopping above the foot, 16cm high; and a Chinese celadon lobed vase, potted with a pear-shaped body resting on a splayed foot and rising to a flared rim, 14.5cm high (2)青釉葵口瓶及北宋磁州窑黑釉花口瓶两件Condition Report: cizhou vase with one large filled chip to the footceladon vase with one firing flaw to the rimCondition Report Disclaimer
A rare group of Chinese cafe-au-lait 'Famille-Verte' wares, Kangxi, comprising: eight plates painted with flowers and foliage, the under rims in black with three spays of bamboo, each with underglaze blue lotus flower mark within double circle, 26.5cm diameter; a bowl and cover, painted with roundels of flowers, the cover and base with underglaze blue lotus flower mark within double circle, 15.5cm diameter; a bowl, painted with precious objects, underglaze blue lotus flower mark within double circle, 15.5cm diameter; six matching tea bowls and two saucers, the tea bowls 9cm wide; three other tea bowls and a saucer matching, the tea bowls 8cm wide and another tea bowlProvenance:The Wodehouse, Wombourne, Staffordshire.清康熙 米黄釉五彩花卉纹瓷器一组共27件拍品来源： 英国斯塔福德郡乡村大宅（The Wodehouse） Condition Report: 26.5 cm plates seven good with only typical foot rim chips and minor scratches and minute rim chips and one plate badly cracked 22cm long and with chip to foot and rimthe bowl and cover with 1.8cm x 3mm shallow rim chip and another smaller rim chip 8mm x 2mmthe bowl with 3cm x 6mm rim chip and small chips to foot rim the group of six tea bowls and two saucers generally good with minor wear and minor foot rim chipsthe group of three tea bowls and the saucer with one tea bowl badly crackedthe single tea bowl crackedsome light wear and scratches throughoutsee additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
A Plan of the intended Navigable Canal from Chesterfield to the River Trent near Stockwith, surveyed in 1769, 80cm long, 38cm wideThis one is very similar to the 1769 John Varley map ending up in Gainsborough. Both were engraved by Thomas Kitchin.The map, more or less, the actual route adopted.This is much larger than other maps. (The map itself is 800 mm x 380 mm; the piece of paper is 950 x 490.) This means that it has more detail than other maps.An intriguing feature is a series of numbers. These go from 1 (at Chesterfield) to 174 (at West Stockwith). They are not evenly spaced. They are very crowded together in Chesterfield and very spread out near Osberton.Christine Richardson (historian) writes:“The numbers on the maps are packets of land, usually in that era called ‘Closes’, each having a name. The relevance to the canal is that different landowners are involved, some of whom agree with building a canal through their land, others who don’t. They are more tightly packed in areas where there are more people and ‘closes’ have probably been divided on the owner dying. In rural Nottinghamshire the ‘closes’ are still larger in size.There was originally a book, produced by the Canal Company, identifying the numbers on the maps to ownership. But, unfortunately, that book has yet to come to light, or has been destroyed.It was all relevant during the application for the Act of Parliament, with the Canal Company having to prove, to the owners and Parliament, through whose land they were going to build the canal.”Provenance: originally owned by Yorkshire Archaeological Society who were downsizing their library.
THE GROUP OF FOUR TO BRIGADIER - GENERAL ATKINSON C.B. 13TH BENGAL LANCERS The most Honourable Order of the Bath C.B. ( Military) Breast BadgeEgypt Medal 1882, clasp Tel - El - Kebir. Correctly engraved Lieut F G Atkinson 13th Bengal Lancers.Indian General Service Medal 1895, clasp Punjab Frontier 1897 -98. Correctly engraved Lieut Col F G Atkinson 13th Bn Lcrs Khedives Star 1882. Court mounted for display.Condition;Egypt & IGS are NVF.C.B. and Khedives Star are GVF. Francis Garnett Atkinson was born on the 10th of November 1857 in Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire, the son of Thomas Atkinson, who was the Vicar of the village and Henrietta Jane Atkinson. He was educated at Great Ealing School, and upon leaving at age 18, he was commissioned as Lieutenant into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. On the 21st of August 1880, he was transferred to the 13th Bengal Lancers, Indian Army. This was made permanent under the Royal Warrant passed on the 17th of January, 1881. On the 10th of December, 1883, he married Eliza Augusta Snow Prestage. The daughter of Franklin Prestage, a railway engineer who proposed the construction of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The couple would go on to have sons George Prestage Atkinson (1885 to 1929) and Eric Garnett Atkinson, whose medals are for sale in this auction. During the Egyptian Campaign, he was with the 13th Bengal Lancers at Tel - El - Kebir and Kasassin. Promoted to Captain on the 15th of September 1887 and Major on the 2nd of September 1896. Atkinson served with the 13th on the Punjab Frontier from 1897 to 1898 and was awarded the Indian General Service Medal. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on the 20th of May 1898 and full Colonel on the 10th of February 1904. He was made a C.B. in the Kings' Birthday honours in 1908, at which time he held the rank of Brigadier General. On the 1st of September 1914, he retired after thirty-four years of service. Francis Garnett Atkinson passed away on the 25th of July 1941 in the family home at Northallerton, North Yorkshire; his wife had died a few months earlier.
A PAIR AND PLAQUE TO PTE HALL ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY Pair correctly impressed PLY1987 - S- Pte A D Hall RMLIPlaque Alfred Douglas HallCondition EFWith envelopes for medals and boxes. Alfred Douglas Hall was born on the 9th of September 1890. He enlisted aged twenty-three on the 16th of March 1917. Posted to France on the 20th of June 1917, he joined the 2nd Royal Marines Battalion Royal Naval Division on the 1st of August 1917, serving with them until he was gassed on the 24th of February 1918. After a period of recovery at home, he rejoined the 2nd Bn and was sadly killed in action on the 6th of April 1918. He is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial.
A COLLECTION OF CAP BADGES, MAINLY GREAT WAR ERA 1st (Royal) Dragoons2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)3rd (The King's Own) Hussars5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers, first type, 1898-190320th HussarsAlexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)Auxiliary Territorial Service Corps ATS Cap Badge (3, one to Warrant Officer Pennington Smythe)Border Regiment Cheshire Regiment, World War II eraDevonshire Regiment (2)Duke of Cornwall's Light InfantryDuke of Wellington's (West Riding) RegimentEast Lancashire RegimentEssex RegimentGrenadier GuardsKing's (Liverpool Regiment), post 1927Lincolnshire RegimentLoyal North Lancashire Regiment (2)Northamptonshire RegimentPrince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (The Royal Berkshire Regiment) (2)Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own), post 1927Royal Armoured Corps, World War II eraRoyal Army Medical CorpsRoyal Army Ordnance CorpsRoyal Army Pay Corps, World War II era (2)Royal Army Service Corps, post 1918 issueRoyal Corps of Signals, Inter-War eraRoyal Leicestershire Regiment, 1946-1952Royal Pioneer Corps, 1947 onwardsRoyal Regiment of ArtilleryRoyal Regiment of ArtilleryRoyal Warwickshire RegimentWest Riding Royal Horse Artillery, probable restrikeWest Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), 7th & 8th Battalions (Leeds Rifles)Collar Badge. Royal Marines, 1923-1965 issueScottish Kilt Pin and Highlanders Belt Buckle Surround.
MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO HORACE HENRY COOK Horace Henry Cook was born in Southwark, Middlesex. Cook served with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He landed in France on the 14th of August 1914 and was sadly killed in action on the 1st of November 1914. Horace was laid to rest in Ypres Town Cemetery Extension.
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A RARE IMPERIAL RUSSIAN BRUNSWICK RIFLE the backplate is stamped PJ Malherbe & Cie / A Liege, this shows the rifle was made in Liege, Belgium under contract by the Russians. The lock is stamped 944 which matches the number on the butt plate '944' along with the Russian Imperial Eagle of Tsar Nicholas I; overall an excellent example and highly collectableThe rifle retains a lot of original finish on the barrel and the wood over all is in excellent condition. The barrel has all the correct proof marks, the lock itself is tight at full and half cock and can be dry fired. The ram rod is with the gun, the wood on the rifle is excellent shape, just normal light wear.
A 19TH CENTURY PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE a highly quality 19th century example, not maker marked, but with attractive floral decorations to the lock plate; the mechanism is tight and can be dry fired; the wood is high quality and has very light wear; the barrel retains a great deal of original finish
A 19TH CENTURY DOUBLE BARRELLED PERCUSSION SHOTGUN belonging to Captain Tillbrook 50th Regiment late 24th Foot. The shotgun was made by J Nobbs of the Isle of Wight. The lock plate is engraved 'J Nobbs'. The barrel has a Damascus style pattern and retain 90% of its finish. Each lock is tight at full and half and can be dry fired. Housed in a wooden case with a metal circular plate engraved ' Philip L Tillbrook 24th Regt. The case is filled with accessories for the gun, powder flasks and shot measures Philip Limborch Tillbrook was born in Freckenham, Suffolk in 1831. The son of reverend Samuel Tillbrook and Frances Tillbrook. Tillbrook became an Ensign, without purchase in the 75th Foot on the 10th April 1849 , before transferring to the 24th foot on the 16th November 1849. On the 24th September 1850, by purchase he became a Lieutenant in the 24th Foot. On the 14th October 1851, he transferred to the 50th Foot. With that transfer date, we can now say he purchased the gun between September 1850 to 1851, or at least he used it in that period. With the 50th Foot, now promoted to Captain, he saw service in the Crimean War, serving there from 22nd August 1855 and being present at the fall of Sebastopol. He was awarded the Crimea Medal with clasp Sebastopol and the Turkish Crimea Medal. In 1860, Philip married Ada Whitmore, daughter of Major General Mortimer Whitmore. Philip and Ada had two sons Percy and Henry Upon his retirement from the Army with the rank of Major, he was appointed to the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms, a ceremonial bodyguard from Queen Victoria. From 1878 until 1886 he was Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant and from 1886 until retirement in 1890 Standard Bearer. At the time of the 1901 census he was living at Hanover Square, Belgravia. A year later aged 72 he passed away, with his estate being left to his wife.The gun looks to have light use and is in lovely condition.
THE AIR MARSHALS SWORD BELONGING TO AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM GORE SUTHERLAND ( 'GINGER MITCH') MITCHELL the sword is in near mint condition and shows signs of very light use, with sword know and cloth cover, the sword belonged to Air Chief Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland ( 'Ginger Mitch') Mitchell K.C.B, D.S.O, M.C., A.F.C.
AN AIR MARSHALLS UNIFORM BELONGING TO AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR WILLIAM GORE SUTHERLAND ( 'GINGER MITCH') MITCHELL the set belonged to Air Chief Marshal Sir William Gore Sutherland ( 'Ginger Mitch') Mitchell K.C.B, D.S.O, M.C., A.F.C., his leather Air Marshalls hat, high quality bullion tunic, trousers and waist coat together with a set of leather boots; overall condition is good, with signs of light wear and use
* Peck (Gregory, 1916-2003). Typed Letter Signed, 'Greg', 375 North Carolwood Drive, Los Angeles, 10 October 1978, to Walter Gotell in London, thanking him for his kind letter and saying 'I loved your performance; the scene at the dam was a perfect gem', saying that the picture has opened with generally exciting reviews and quoting Sam Goldwyn who once said, '"If the public won't go to the theater, you can't stop em." With our picture, they are going. Lew Grade should be very happy, and I hope it proves to be a boost for British films', a little creasing and splitting along edges of horizontal folds, light brown stain to right margin not affecting text or signature, one page, small folio, plus a Connaught Hotel air mail envelope, addressed by Gregory Peck in green felt tip to Patrick Wheatley and signed 'G. Peck' in the same pen to verso, together with Heston (Charlton, 1923-2008), Typed Letter Signed, 'Charlton Heston', 5 February 1958, to Richard Briggs in Greenwich, London, saying that he is writing to the few of his fan-friends in England whose continuing loyal support he appreciates, thanking him for the birthday card and holiday card before continuing that he's just completed 'The Buccaneer' and prior to that he had been on location in northern California, 'with Greg Peck, in 'The Big Country' film - also with Orson Welles in 'Touch of Evil'. However, Lydia, Fraser and I are highly pleased to tell you that we will be in London in mid-March for a short time, then go to Rome where I will start work in the 'Ben Hur' film... ', signed in blue fountain pen ink, one page letterhead, light creasing, small folio, together with the original envelope postmarked the following day, plus an Autograph Postcard Signed, 'Charlton Heston', Los Angeles, 7 November 1956, also to Briggs, publicity photo (a few small scratches) thanking Briggs for his birthday card and letter, stamped and postmarked QTY: (5)
* Fonda (Henry, 1905-1982). A vintage signed publicity photograph, head and shoulders portrait wearing jacket and tie, signed in dark ink to light area lower right, a few rust spots (from staple impressions?) at head and foot away from signature, 25 x 20 cm, with the original studio envelope used for sending to Jacoba van Herwijnen at Van's Dutch Village Inn, Shanghai, postmarked 1 March 1938 and with recipient's receipt date 23 March inscribed to flapQTY: (2)
* Charles III (Philip Arthur George, 1948- ). King of the United Kingdom, 2022-, formerly Prince of Wales) & Diana (1961-1997). Princess of Wales, 1981-1996. A Christmas and New Year Card, 1992, signed by both in black fountain pen ink and inscribed by the Prince 'To you both -', signed under the printed message of greeting, 'from Charles and' & 'Diana' in their respective hands, opposite a black and white photograph of Prince William seated on an antique armchair with his brother Prince Harry standing beside him, folded stiff white card with gilt crests on the front, 20.5 x 15 cm, minor light brown mark at head of printed message page, very fine conditionQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Michael Ashley Mann KCVO (1924-2011), Anglican bishop and Dean of Windsor, 1976-1989.
* Hayworth (Rita, 1918-1987). A vintage signed and inscribed glossy photograph, half-length portrait in a turtle-neck sweater with one arm folded and fist against her chin, signed and inscribed in dark ink to light area lower right, 'To Barry, lots of luck, Rita Hayworth', image reference 'Rita Hayworth 1296' in the negative lower left, some light crackling and corner creasing, 25 x 20 cm, wetstamps to versoQTY: (1)
* Newman (Paul, 1925-2008). Autograph Letter Signed, 'Paul Newman', 13 May 1955, an early pre-cinema success letter to a fan called Barbara, in full, 'Again, being a schlunk in my own inimitable fashion, I'm (?)agin the buttons. Don't know why I have such a fixation - maybe I ought to go to the head doctor and find out. That's my feeling anyway. As for T.V. I did the "Adventure" Show and was sorry. Found out I just didn't have the energy to rehearse all day and then do a play at night. Both the play and the T.V. show suffered as a result. So I won't be doing any T.V. for some time unless it's an awful good script. Enclosed a snapshot. I don't have very many of them. Some fans send me copies of the ones they take and that's the only way I get any. The movie actors have thousands taken during the shooting of a picture by I ain't got such a setup. Thanks again for the letter. The best to you and all the others', in black ballpoint pen on letterhead, a little spotting and light creasing, 2 pages, 8vo, together with a vintage snapshot of Paul Newman and the actress Joanne Woodward (married 1958), 7.5 x 11 cmQTY: (2)
* Cagney (James, 1899-1986). Autograph Letter Signed, 'Jim', Verney Farm, Stamfordville, New York, 15 September, no year, to Clive, an autograph hunter, before digressing, 'I'm watching a rabbit with the busiest mandibles just outside my window. He hasn't stopped chewing for 15 minutes. Ever see them play? They leap and turn in mid-air just for the hell of it. A short comment on the hippie generation: Ho! For oblivion on parental stipend, The fruit that rotted before it ripen'd', hinge remains from previous mounting to verso, one page on letterhead, 4to, together with Tracey (Spencer, 1900-1967), Typed Letter Signed, 'Spencer Tracy', 10 April 1941, to Mrs Frances Rasinen, of Detroit, thanking her and all the members for the cards and fine pen and pencil set which will go in his set dressing room, continuing, '"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is almost completed. Poor little Ivy, and Sir Charles, are no longer among the living, and Mr Hyde himself has been taken care of by the London Constabulary, so we hope to finish this week. Then, we will go immediately to Florida to start "The Yearling"', thanking her for remembering his birthday, signed in blue ink on letterhead, light creasing, one page, 4to, together with the original envelope, postmarked with the same dateQTY: (3)
Nehru (Jawaharlal, 1898-1964). Indian prime minister 1947-1964. Eighteen Months in India 1936-1937, being further Essays and Writings, 1st edition, Allahabad and London: Kitabistan, 1938, signed presentation inscription from the author in blue ink to front free endpaper, 'To Edward Thompson from his friend, Jawaharlal Nehru, July 1938', original light grey cloth lettered in black, minor rubbing and soiling, without dust jacket as issued, 8vo, together with:Nehru (Jawaharlal), An Autobiography with Musings on Recent Events in India, 1st edition, London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1936, black & white plates from photographs, erratum slip tipped in, ownership name inscription of Mrs Edward Thompson in an unidentified hand to front free endpaper, original green cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Signed books by Nehru are uncommon, those with presentation inscriptions even more so. Edward John Thompson (1886-1946) was a British scholar, novelist, historian and translator. He is remembered for his translations from Bengali into English and his association with Rabindranath Tagore. He also cultivated friendships with leaders from across the Indian political leadership, including Gandhi, Nehru and Iqbal. He was especially close to Nehru, the two remaining friends until Thompson's death in 1946. He was a proponent of Indian unity and opposed to the two nation theory and the idea of Pakistan. Thompson's son, Edward Palmer Thompson (1924-1993) was a noted English historian and peace campaigner who used to recall how he was taught as a child how to hold a cricket bat by Jawaharlal Nehru, then recently out of jail.
Britten (Benjamin & Pears, Peter). Armenian Holiday: August 1965, privately printed, Colchester, 1965, 38 pp., original printed wrappers, a little dust-soiled and light creasing to lower outer corners, slim 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition, 60/100 copies, signed in black ballpoint pen by both Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.
* O'Hara (Maureen, 1920-2015). A vintage signed and inscribed publicity photograph, head and shoulders portrait, signed and inscribed for Olive in red ink to lower light area of image, light crease to forehead, 18 x 12.5 cm, together with a small vintage photograph of Carole Landis (1919-1948), full-length in profile, signed with sentiment in blue ink, 10 x 6 cm, with the original mailing envelope addressed by Landis in her hand to Douglas Reddy of Chester in England, postmarked 8 July 1946QTY: (3)
* Stravinsky (Igor, 1882-1971). Russian-born composer, pianist and conductor. Signed portrait, c. 1946, half-tone reproduction photographic portrait of the composer, head and shoulders, signed and dated 1944 in the negative, signed vertically in ink 'I. Stravinsky' in light black felt tip pen to left blank area of image, dated 1946 in blue ink to lower margin, image size 16 x 12.5 cm, framed and glazed, 31 x 27 cm overallQTY: (1)
![* Fenton (Roger, 1819-1869). York Minster from Lendall, [published in October 1856], photogalvanograph on india paper, image](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/feb82f3d-c31d-49a2-82d9-aff80107ad91/15cf39d1-8f6b-42b9-ad15-aff900fb0ec5/468x382.jpg)
* Fenton (Roger, 1819-1869). York Minster from Lendall, [published in October 1856], photogalvanograph on india paper, image size 215 x 182 mm, laid on contemporary card, marginal browning not affecting image, together with another photogalvanograph by Roger Fenton of 'Water Gate, Raglan Castle', October 1856, image 226 x 183 mm, printed credits to lower margin, some light overall toningQTY: (2)
* Crosby (Bing, 1903-1977). A vintage signed photograph, head and shoulders portrait with jacket and bow tie and a held pipe, signed in dark ink to lower light area, some creasing to upper right corner and more indistinctly to left corners, a few rust spots (from paperclip impressions?) at head, 25 x 20 cm, together with the original postmarked envelope used and addressed to Jacoba van Herwijnen in Shanghai with her receipt date 9 March 1939 to versoQTY: (2)
* Davis (Bette, 1908-1989). A signed and inscribed glossy photograph, head and shoulders portrait with arms folded, signed and inscribed in black felt tip pen upper left, 'Chris, Hope one day we really act in a film, Bette', some light creasing to right blank area of image, 25 x 20 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:From the collection of, and inscribed for, the actor Christopher Lee (1922-2015).
* George II (1683-1760). King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1727-1760. Document Signed, 'George R', Kensington, 10 September 1727, manuscript commission on vellum appointing Angus Maceleod to be Captain in Lord Molesworth's Regiment of Foot in Ireland, signed by the King upper left and countersigned 'Carteret' by John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (1690-1763) as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland lower right, some general spotting and light browning not affecting legibility, 1 page, 31 x 41 cmQTY: (1)
* Stamps. Mauritius. 1859 Q. V. 1D Post Paid, word or latest impressions, group of six examples, margins in places with one good to large all round (corner crease), faults, scarce and appealing group, SG 16/18, 23, 24, together with:Mauritius. 1859 Q. V. Lapriot 2D blue, intermediate impression, enormous margins all round, surface fault at left and minor paper thins, light cancel, most attractive, 5G 38 (£1,400), plus:Mauritius. 1859 Q. V. 2D Dardenne, group of six examples, margins in places, all used, SG 43, 43a, 44, andMauritius. Group of 1858-1861 Britannias, including (4d) Green x 2, (6d) vermillion x 14 mint and 2 used, (no value) red-brown x 12 mint, (no value) blue x 34 mint, a pair and block x 9, 6d blue x 10, 6d dull purple-slate x 11 mint or used, 11 yellow green x 2 and a few later, poor to fine, a useful and valuable range, SG between 27-35QTY: (40)
* McDowell (Edward, 1860-1908). American composer. Scarce Autograph Music Quotation Signed and dated, ‘Edward McDowell, Jan. 11 1903, brown ink on a slip of light blue paper, being 4 bars on a hand-drawn stave, from an unidentified work in A major (or Aeolian mode on F sharp), signed and dated beneath, 65 x 125 mm, laid onto a larger sheet of grey paper with an oval photographic reproduction of the composer above, with the signed sentiment of the American actress Lilian Russell (1860-1922) and portrait reproduction pasted to verso, sheet size 25 x 17 cmQTY: (1)
* Anne (1950- ). Princess Royal, daughter of Elizabeth II. A collection of 34 Christmas cards, c. 1977-2010, all to Michael Mann and his two wives Jill (died 1990) and Elizabeth (married 1991), 12 signed from Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips, 3 signed solely by Anne [1989-91], and 19 signed individually by Anne and her second husband Timothy Laurence (married 1992), all but 4 of the earliest cards with mounted colour or black & white family photographs, folded white card with Anne's red royal crest to upper boards, 1 with light mark to upper margin of one inside leaf, otherwise uniformly in very fine conditionQTY: (34)NOTE:Provenance: Michael Ashley Mann KCVO (1924-2011), Anglican bishop and Dean of Windsor, 1976-1989.
![* Wellington (Duke of). Panorama of the Funeral Procession of the Duke of Wellington, London: Ackermann and Co., [1853], elab](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/feb82f3d-c31d-49a2-82d9-aff80107ad91/16fd91e8-06ce-4cc0-9bf4-aff900fb652b/468x382.jpg)
* Wellington (Duke of). Panorama of the Funeral Procession of the Duke of Wellington, London: Ackermann and Co., [1853], elaborate hand-coloured aquatint panorama of the entire funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington by Henry Alken and George Sala, composed of fifty-six sections on 28 sheets, including one sheet showing the funeral carriage extended in height, regiments and mourners identified by printed captions to lower margin, folds neatly restrengthened with archival tissue, occasional very light offsetting (generally in excellent, bright condition), overall size 13.5 x 2072 cm (5.25 x 815 ins), contained in original red cloth portfolio, with large printed publisher's advertisement to inside rear cover, and old printed catalogue description pasted to inside front cover, modern red cloth spine, inner flaps restrengthened to hinges, upper cover with title and decorative gilt centrepiece incorporating the arms of the Duke of Wellington's arms and title in gilt, the portfolio measuring 14.8 x 37.7 cm, contained in modern purpose-made wooden caseQTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey, Life in England, 597 (dated 1852, although the panel of Wellington's hearse is dated 1 March 1853, and contemporary publications concur with this date).Attended by an estimated one and a half million people on the 18th November 1852, Wellington's coffin was led from Horse Guards via Constitution Hill to St. Paul's Cathedral. The huge procession included 10,000 men from all the regiments of the British army (including the Rifle Brigade, 33rd Regiment Guards, Artillery, Scots Greys, Carabineers, Highlanders, etc.), military bands, Chelsea Pensioners, state officials, members of the Iron Duke's household, royalty, political and ceremonial figures, as well as the new Duke.A fine copy of this remarkable panorama of "probably the most ornate and spectacular funeral ever seen in England" (ODNB). 'The panorama of the Duke of Wellington's funeral constituted one of the masterpieces of Victorian panorama publishing... The centrepiece of this panorama is a special fold-up section that illustrated the funeral car, probably... the most spectacular vehicle of its kind in Europe since the car that led the funeral obsequies for the Habsburg king Charles V, held in Brussels in 1558' (Garlick, The Final Curtain: State Funerals and the Theatre of Power, 1999, p. 128).
* Stewart (James, 1908-1997). A vintage signed and inscribed photograph, head and shoulders publicity shot in jacket and tie, signed 'Jim Stewart' and inscribed to Ella Alberts in upper right light area of image, single pin hole to upper margin and minor crease to extreme lower left corner, 25 x 20 cmQTY: (1)
* Chaffee (Roger, 1935-1967). American naval officer, aviator and aeronautical engineer who was a NASA astronaut who died in the Apollo I programme. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Rog', 16 February 1964, to his parents [Mr & Mrs Donald Chaffee, Wyoming, Michigan], beginning with family talk and his wife Martha before continuing with details of his work, 'We are well into our training program now and quite busy. We are studying geology, mineralogy, petrology (study of rocks), flight mechanics (orbits, etc.), physics of the upper atmosphere, digital computers, bio-astronautics, and astronomy, plus we fly quite a bit and take field trips. I was at the Cape to watch the Saturn launch a couple of weeks ago and the 5th and 6th of March we are taking a geology field trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. That ought to be a good hike up and down', suggesting a good time for them to visit on vacation, telling that they sign the contract on their house the next week and other family matters, 3 pages in black ballpoint pen on 2 leaves, light crease and staple holes to upper left corner not affecting text or signature, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare autograph from an early Apollo astronaut. On 27 January 1967, a fire swept through the Apollo I Command Module during a launch rehearsal test, tragically killing all three astronauts trapped inside. They were Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom and Ed White.
* Hardy (Thomas, 1840-1928). Novelist and poet. Autograph Letter Signed, ‘T Hardy’, Max Gate, Dorchester, 13 January 1893, informing the unidentified male recipient that he is unable to promise a short story, 'but I will with pleasure make a note of your request - and take it in its time', embossed letter head mourning stationery, light mark near upper left margin, 1 page, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:It is interesting that Hardy here refers to the short story genre, as the writer and literary critic John Wain comments that 'Hardy had no particular regard for the short story as a literary form and that some of his stories have enough plot to have been a full-length novel'. Not in The Collected Letters, edited by Purdy and Millgate (1980-2012). Volume 2 has six letters written by Hardy in January of 1893, but none being written on the 13th.
A Gordon Russell D end extending dining table with two extending leaves and eight chairs designed by Martin Hall circa 1972, limited edition "The Marwood Room" in figured mahogany, min. length 167.5cm extending to max. 305cm, depth 114cm & height 72.5cm.Condition - very good, minor wear only including light fading. The table appears to be of solid wood construction, not veneered.
A ladies 9ct gold Longines bracelet watch, case diam. 21mm, length 14cm/15cm, gross wt. 23.1g, with box and papers. Condition - not currently running likely just requires a new battery but this cannot be confirmed, minor wear to case including light scratches, bracelet strap free from any creases.
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