THREE ROYAL BRITISH BOWMEN MEDALS AWARDED TO FRANCES AND MARY LEIGHTON, DATED 1856-7 each medal depicting on the front a trophy of archery tackle including a target, quiver, and hat, above a ribbon inscribed 'Ferat qui Ferit', encircled by the text 'Royal British Bowmen', the rear with central crown encircled by the text 'Dieu et mon droit' and a wreath, one made of white metal, inscribed 'Mary Leighton' and dated 1852, the other two inscribed 'Frances Christina Leighton', the copper alloy medal dated 1856 and the white metal medal dated 1857, two with ribbons (one missing), 5.0 cm (3) Mary Leighton, née Parker, 1799–1864 was an artist known for her depictions of prominent Grand Tour sites, satirical treatments of contemporary fashions, and thoughtful portraits of friends and family. She was close friends with the Ladies of Llangollen. Notably, the only portrait from life of the Ladies of Llangollen is by Mary’s hand. She married Baldwin Leighton in 1832 and had six children, who Mary actively encouraged in drawing and painting. Frances Christina Leighton was Mary's eldest daughter, and was also an artist and antiquarian. She edited or otherwise aided in the publication of many registers and local histories of Shropshire and Worcestershire, including the Kyre Park Chapters (Athens and Lapka, 2013).
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JULIET PANNETT (BRITISH, 1911-2005). Profile portrait of "Barnes Wallis" signed and also signed by the sitter charcoal and pastel 40 x 28cm (16 x 11in) Footnote: Sir Barnes Neville Wallis CBE FRS RDI FRAes (1887-1979) was an English engineer and inventor, best known for inventing the Bouncing Bomb used by the RAF in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II. Provenance: Private Collection UK. CR* overall in good order, mounted behind glass.
ROBERT STUDLEY FORREST HUGHES (AUSTRALIAN, 1938-2012). (d) 'Portrait of Alan Beale' oil on canvas 76cm x 51cm (30in x 20in) unframed Footnote: Robert Hughes (1938-2012) was an Australian born art critic, writer and producer of television documentaries. His book and television series "Modern Art - The Shock of the New" earned him widespread recognition. His best seller "The Fatal Shore" (published 1987) was a study of the British Penal Colonies and an early history of Australia. In his early life in Sydney he was an inspiring artist and poet and a friend of the vendor, to whom he gave these two pictures. CR* Tears and paint loss to canvas.
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978). Portrait Study, probably of Vanessa Bell inscribed in pencil "Vanessa" and dated c.1920 charcoal 30.5 x 22.5cm (12 x 8.75in) Provenance: Bonhams Modern Pictures Sale, London Knightsbridge, Lot 498 11th January 2006 Private Collection UK Artist's Resale Rights (ARR) may apply to this lot. CR* unexamined out of frame, small specks and marks to mount, otherwise in good order.
ASCRIBED TO J. HEWSON, ENGLISH 19TH CENTURY A portrait of George Hannamseated bust length in a black jacket, inscribed to the reverse and dated 1807, oil on canvas, 73cm high x 62cm wide; together with the companion portrait of his wife, Pleasant Hannam, inscribed to the reverse, oil on canvas, 73cm high x 62cm wide (2)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature depicting a gentleman in uniform, painted on ivory, 10cm x 8.5cm; together with another portrait miniature painted on card, 10.5cm x 7.5cm; and a collection of silhouettes, the largest measuring, 14cm x 8.5cm (7)Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.Ivory Submission Reference: 8ZF3F5UF
HENRY SCHUMACHER: THE FAIR ENCHANTRESS - A ROMANCE OF LADY HAMILTON'S EARLY YEARS, London, Hutchinson and Co, 1912, first edition. Bound in purple cloth with gilt title to upper board and spine, with portrait illustration in white relief also to upper boards. Coloured portrait frontis and various illustrations throughoutEx libris
PERCEVEL LANDON: LHASA - AN ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE OF CENTRAL TIBET AND OF THE PROGRESS OF THE MISSION SENT THERE BY THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT IN THE YEAR 1903-4, VOLUME II, London, Hurst and Blackett Ltd, 1905. In original teracotta cloth (worn) with gilt title and pictorial emblem to upper board and spine.Title page in red and black and portrait frontis depicting Col. Sir Francis E Younghusband K.C.I.E.
RICHARD F HOLME: HORATIO NELSON: ENGLAND'S SAILOR HERO, London, The Walter Scott Publishing Co, 1905. Bound in contemporary blue quarter calf with gilt title panels pasted to sectional spine divided by raised bands. Original publisher's cloth, red and gilt cover pasted to upper board, portrait frontis.Ex libris
![ROBERT SOUTHEY [WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN MASEFIELD AND DESIGNS BY FRANK BRANGWYN]: THE LIFE OF NELSON, London, Gibbings a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/05fbad29-4270-429e-8e47-b27d0096f0b9/031070bc-8bad-47ec-a2b5-b2b4010a72db/468x382.jpg)
ROBERT SOUTHEY [WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN MASEFIELD AND DESIGNS BY FRANK BRANGWYN]: THE LIFE OF NELSON, London, Gibbings and Company, ND. Bound in blue calf with gilt title to spine and gilt anchor motif to upper board. Pictorial endpapers and coloured portrait to frontis. Illustrative title page with red lettering and various coloured illustrationgs under tissue guards throughout.Purportedly C J Britton's personal copyEx libris
CHARLES KNIGHT (Ed)THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, London, Virtue and Co, ND. Imperial edition in 2 volumes, with steel engravings throughout. Bound in full Morocco (extensive rubbing to edges) and faded gilt title to spines. Spines with wear on all edges and head/feet, detaching at head to both volumes and upper board and spine detached from vol I. Marbled endpapers and engraved portrait frontis, some mild foxing and toning throughout (2)
JOSEPH ALLEN: MEMOIR OF THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM HARGOOD...COMPILED FROM AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LADY HARGOOD. Greenwich, Henry S Richardson, for private circulation, 1841. First edition, signed presentation copy from Lady Hargood, engraved portrait frontis, 2 plates. Stamped green cloth boards, recased, preserving large part of original spineEx libris
HAROLD F B WHEELER: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION FROM THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV TO THE COMING OF NAPOLEON, London, T C and E C jack, 1913. Bound in fuill tan calf blocked in gilt with Nottingham High School crest to upper board. Gilt title to decorative sectional spine divided by raised bands and marbles endpapers and page edges. Portrait frontis depicting Marie Antoinette and various other illustrations throughout
Stories from Dante by Susan Cunnington. With Illustrations in colour by EVELYN PAUL. London George G. Harrap. Unusually bound in limp Morocco, embossed portrait to the upper cover. Illustrated with all 16 colour plates by Evelyn Paul. Rubbing to the covers ,frontispiece starting to pull from binding.
HILDA GAMLIN: EMMA LADY HAMILTON - AN OLD STORY RE-TOLD, Liverpool, Edward howell, 1891. First edition. Re-bound in maroon half-morocco, gilt lettering and corner panel decorations to spine and raised sectional bands. Marbled boards with 2 portrait frontispieces and 45 other portraits, views, facsimiles etc. Plate page 128 loose.
THE DRAWING-ROOM PORTRAIT GALLERY OF EMINENT PERSONAGES. PRINCIPALLY FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAYALL IN HER MAJESTY'S PRIVATE COLLECTION, AND FROM THE STUDIOS OF THE MOST CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE KINGDOM WITH MEMOIRS BY THE MOST NOTABLE AUTHORS, London, The London Joint Stock Newspaper Company, 1859. Steel engravings by D J Pound. Bound in bloue cloth blocked in gilt, with gilt foliate design and title. Boards worn to edges, losses and detached spine and some foxing and staining throughout
![JOHN PARKER LAWSON: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM LAUD [Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633 - 1645] London, C J G and F Rivintgon,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/05fbad29-4270-429e-8e47-b27d0096f0b9/fc374a7d-ed2d-463b-9c86-b2b4011211ce/468x382.jpg)
JOHN PARKER LAWSON: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM LAUD [Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633 - 1645] London, C J G and F Rivintgon, 1829. In 2 volumes, uniformly bound in old morocco blocked in gilt, with gilt title to sectional spines divided by raised bands. Portrait frontis to volume I. (2)Ex libris
SIR HERBERT MAXWELL: THE CREEVEY PAPERS - A SELECTION FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE & DIARIES OF THE LATE THOMAS CREEVY, M.P, London, John Murray, 1904, reprint. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt title to upper board and spine. Portrait frontis under tissue guard to each volume. In 2 volumes (2)Ex libris
WILLIAM HAYLEY: THE LIFE OF GEORGE ROMNEY, Chichester, T Payne, 1809. Bound in red half calf with gilt title to decorative sectional spine divided by raised bands and marbled endpapers. Engraved portrait frontis and 11 further engraved plates and uncut edges. Some toning throughout. Some bumps and rubbing to edges and corners.Ex libris
GEOFFREY NICKSON AND TIM HAVERS (Illus): A PORTRAIT OF SALMON FISHING, Rugby, Antony Atha Publishers Ltd, 1976. First edition, limited number 476/1500. Green linen board with gilt pictorial emblem of a salmon caught on a line to upper board, cream leather spine. Held within original brown and pictorial slipcase (torn)
T E LAWRENCE: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, London, Jonathan Cape, 1935. First trade edition, brown cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt device of crossed scimitars and legend 'the sword also means cleanness and death' to upper board. Portrait to frontis of author and 53 other illustrations plus 4 folding maps
THE MARQUIS OF LORNE KT: V R I - HER LIFE AND EMPIRE, London, Harmsworth Bros, NDLarge cream-cloth backed volume with blue and gilt embellising to upper board. litho portrait of Queen Victoria to frontis and elaborate coloured title page.Profusely illustrated throughout, some pencil underlining and annotations to margins.Ex libris
A Victorian gold ring, mounted with a central garnet between two half-pearls (shank split), a gold and oval shell cameo ring, carved as a portrait of a lady, detailed ‘9ct’, ring size approx N, and a 9ct gold, sapphire and colourless gem set three stone ring, ring size approx M, total weight 5.7g.
A 9ct gold mounted oval shell cameo pendant brooch, designed as a portrait of a lady, width 3.2cm, a gold mounted oval shell cameo pendant, designed as a portrait of a lady, length 3cm, a gold and moonstone single stone pendant, length 1.3cm, with a gold neckchain, detailed ‘9ct’, on a boltring clasp, detailed ‘9ct’, length 44cm, and a gold, cultured pearl and sapphire pendant, the suspension detailed ‘9ct’, length 1.7cm, with a gold neckchain, length 49cm, total weight 12.4g
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