Millais (John Guille) The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais, 2 vol., half-titles, photogravure frontispieces and 7 plates, numerous illustrations, pencil portrait of Millais on card by Sir Leslie Ward, initialled and dated June 1869 pasted to title verso of vol. 1, bookplate of Nathaniel L. Cowan, very occasional splitting at gutter, scattered spotting to plates and endpapers, Millais related ephemera and newspaper cuttings loosely inserted, also tipped-in to rear pastedown, some hinges cracked but covers holding, original decorative cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed at extremities, corners and spine ends bumped, vol. 1 with slight shelf-lean, t.e.g., 1899; and a letter from Millais to "Duke", dated March '92, 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ An unrecorded example of the work of a 17 year old Sir Leslie Ward, artist and caricaturist later known as "Spy". Ward's artist parents were familiar with Millais, who was instrumental in bringing a young Ward to the attention of Vanity Fair in 1873. Millais' letter is to an unknown recipient, possibly the Duke of Westminster. He explains that 'my youngest son has written a book on game birds illustrated by him also', referring to John Guille Millais' Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, published in 1892.
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NO RESERVE America.- Teichmann (Emil) A Journey to Alaska in the year 1868, number 15 of 100 copies, portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, scattered foxing, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, The Cayme Press, 1925 § Berkeley (Hon. Grantley F.) The English Sportsman in the Western Prairies, frontispiece and 8 plates, advertisements at end, modern morocco, gilt, 1861, 8vo (2)
Second World War British Official Press Photographs, one is a portrait photo of Wing Commander R.N.Bateson R.A.F., who led a precision low level attack on 11th April 1944 by 6 Mosquito aircraft of 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron against a single building, the Kunstzaal Kleikamp Art Gallery, at Den Haag, which contained the Dutch Central Population Registry, important to the Germans for checking the personal ID Cards of suspected resistance members, the building was destroyed in the attack, one of Batesons bombs going through the front door, the photo is dated 6th May 1944 and shows Bateson after being awarded the Dutch Air Cross by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, the second photo is headed ' Mosquitos Attack Hague Target', it was taken during the raid and shows the target area enveloped in smoke from the exploding bombs, (2)
Indian School (early 20th century), an arrangement of nine portrait miniatures, historical subjects and figures associated with the Indian Mutiny, Maharaja Prabhu Narayan Singh, Maharaja of Benares; a female musician; Empress Nur Jahan; Tatya Tope; Begum [Hazrat Mahal?]; others, watercolour and gouache on ivory, the largest 7.5cm x 6cm, framed as one with ink MS key to verso, 44cm x 36cm overall
English/Scottish School (first quarter, 19th century)Portrait of Lady Grizell Miller (nee Chalmers), Wife of Sir William Miller, 2nd Bt., Lord of the Sessions with title of Lord Glenlee, three-quarter length, she sits wearing a ribbon-tied bonnet, her hair in ringlets, adorned with jewellery, beforetitled, oil on canvas, 92cm x 71cm
Sir Francis Chantrey (1781 - 1841)Self Portrait, seated half length, holding port-crayonsoil on canvas, 80cm x 101cmGraves Art Gallery, Sheffield, Festival of Britain 1951, Sir Francis Chantrey Exhibition, Cat. No. 18 (photocopy of 1851 Catalogue)Further label inscribed by handSir Francis Chantrey, borm April th 1781, died November 25TH 1841, probably painted by Francis Chantrey. Cleaned by Rowe 1895 and by W M Power Oct 1911. In Jul 1991, it was examined by Charles Holroyd, Professor Holmes, Oakes Turner and Mr McColl. Each said it was Chantrey and likely painted by Chantrey, Sir Charles Holmes showed it the National Gallery. It was offered for sale by Powell to the National Art Collection Fund but no money was available. Not offered elsewhere. The present owner states her grandfather acquired it in Norton. It was painted before 1810 at which time Chantrey gave up painting. He was aged c.28 and the brush strokes shows evidence of his RA training. Lent by Mrs G.M. Silver and Mrs M.J. WildeSir Francis Leg(g)att Chantrey RA (7 April 1781 ? 25 November 1841) was an English sculptor. He became the leading portrait sculptor in Regency era Britain, producing busts and statues of many notable figures of the time. Chantrey's most notable works include the statues of King George IV (Trafalgar Square); King George III (Guildhall), and George Washington (Massachusetts State House).
POSTCARDS - MILITARY & NAVAL Approximately fifty-four cards, comprising real photographic views of H.M.S. Hermes (aircraft carrier); H.M.S. Glasgow; H.M.S. Fury; H.M.S. Centurion; and a group portrait of Great War German soldiers, 1916; with printed views of a Ward in 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge; a Bruce Bairnsfather comic; artist-drawn regimentals; Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, V.C. (Star Series); Rear-Admiral Charles Grey Robinson; Vice-Admiral Sir William Henry May; Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore; and others, (album).
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[NATURAL HISTORY]. GARDENING & HERBALISM Brown, Prof. O. The Complete Herbalist; or, the People their Own Physicians by the Use of Nature's Remedies, published by the Author, London, 1878, original brown cloth gilt, portrait frontispiece, text illustrations, octavo; together with Sutton & Sons, The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots, nineteenth edition, Simpkin Marshall, London, 1936, original green cloth, black and white plate illustrations from photographs, two pages of author's advertisements, octavo; and Watson, William, editor. The Gardener's Assistant, six volumes, Gresham Publishing Co., London, no date, original green cloth, colour plate and black and white text illustrations, quarto, (8). Condition Report : Brown: spine ends nicked and frayed; upper joint with two small holes; upper hinge tender; lower board with ink stain to one corner; Culture: generally good condition; Watson: good condition. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
![Franse school, 18e/19e eeuw 'Le vray portrait du sauveur envoye au Roy Abagar' [1] maroufle, 50 x 40 cm.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/19feca2e-4282-46ee-82dc-ae8000ccec39/b57028b0-7e3c-4c96-9b61-ae8300893f7a/468x382.jpg)
(*) Gold-Broschen-KonvolutSet bestehend aus 7 antiken Broschen:1 Portrait-Brosche Achat in Gelbgold 14K verziert mit 4 unbehandelten Burma-Rubinen zus. ca. 0,4 ct, sowie 8 Rosenschliff-Diamanten von zus. ca. 0,15 ct (H/VS1) 4,5 g.1 Stab-Brosche in Gelbgold 14K, Fassung in Silber mit kleinen Rosenschliff-Diamanten von zus. ca. 0,08 ct (H/SI1) sowie unbehandelten Burma Rubinen zus. ca. 0,08 ct, 2,2 g.1 Opal-Brosche in Gelbgold 14K mit kleinen Saatperlen, 3,4 g.1 Stab-Brosche in Gelbgold 14K mit Fassung in Silber sowie Rosenschliff- und Altschliff-Diamanten von zus. ca. 0,75 ct, 5,8 g.1 Stab-Brosche in Gelbgold 14K mit kleinem Diamanten, 3,6 g.1 Gemmen-Brosche auf Achat mit Frauen-Portrait in Gelbgold 18K, 5 g.1 Onyx-Brosche auf unedlem Metall sowie 6 kleinen Rosenschliff-Diamanten.
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