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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA folio of sketches and watercolours by D. Thomas (late 19th-early 20th century) with original sale receipts to Miss M.L. Sumner (Margaret Lilias), dated 1901 and 1902. Includes a number of charcoal and pencil portrait sketches, and watercolour and pencil studies of flora and fauna. Folio measures 40.5 x 28 cm
Arts and Literature: Sir John Everett Millais (1829-96), English painter of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a letter of acceptance to Sir William Tite, Architect, signed on Artists' General Benevolent Inst. Paper, dated 1872; and other letters to Tite including William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist (1811-63) (and another to another recipient); four from John Ruskin, Art Critic, patron, social thinker and philanthropist (1819-1900); two from Daniel Maclise, Irish painter (1806-70); James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips , Shakespearian scholar (1820-99), two letters pertaining to the purchase of early Shakespeare editions; an interesting letter from Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), British painter of large historical pictures, regarding his proposed installation of large historical paintings in the newly rebuilt Royal Exchange, a proposal which was rejected at the time and then subsequently commissioned many years later; sadly Haydon did not see his vision come to fruition as he had taken his own life not long after the plan was rejected; Thomas Sidney Cooper, artist (1803-1902); Sir Charles Lock Eastgate PRA, British Painter, President of the Royal Academy and writer (1793-1865) x 2 (and one to another recipient); letters to other recipients by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantry RA, leading Regency portrait sculptor (1781-1841); William Etty RA, English historical painter (1787-1849); Alfred Parsons RA, English painter (1847-1920) x 2; Thomas Hughes QC, author of Tom Brown's Schooldays (1822-96); Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher (1795-1881); Charlotte Mary Younge, English novelist (1823-1901); William Michael Rossetti, English writer and critic (1829-1919), signed catalogue of photographic prints of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's works; Robert Browning, poet (1812-89), signature only (27 items)
Circle of John Baptist Closterman (Osnabruck 1660-1713 London), Portrait of a gentleman, seated three quarter length in a red cloak, seated before a window, oil on canvas, 127cm x 121cmNB: The sitter shares some facial characteristics with those of Sir John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough who was also painted by Closterman
George V portrait miniature of a young boy, quarter length, oval, mounted within a silver gilt ribbon surmount frame, hallmarked Birmingham 1913, 42mm, contained within a Woods & Sons Morocco leather travelling case; also a portrait miniature of a young gentleman, 42mm en rotunde, mounted within a yellow metal pendant frame (2)
An Apulian red-figure volute krater circa 4th century BC painted with a white ionic naiskos with a seated naked male figure holding a ribbed tray, the neck with a winged female head with seven rosettes above, the other side with a large female portrait head and a palmette to the neck and further palmettes below the handles, the handles with masks and with swan necks to the shoulders, 53.5cm high.
Vinyl Records - LP's including Donovan, Fairytale - MAL 867; What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid - MAL 795; Universal Soldier, MAL 718; Bob Dylan, Hard Rain - 86016; John Wesley Harding, 63252; Before the Flood - S2BP 220245; Self Portrait - S 66250; Royal Albert Hall - TAKRL 1962-RS (LP, Unofficial Release, Reissue); Blood on the Tracks - CBS 69097; Down in the Groove - 460267; Shot of Love - CBS 85178; Bringing it All Back Home - 62515; Highway 61 Revisited - 62572; Another Side Of Bob Dylan - 62429; Empire Burlesque - 86313; Greatest Hits - 62847; Infidels - 25539; Knocked Out Loaded - CBS 86326; Desire - CBS 86003; Various, A Vision Shared (A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly) - CBS 460905; Ralph McTell, Not Till Tomorrow - K44210; Streets - K56105; Slide Away the Screen - K56599; Easy - K54013; Right Side Up - K56296; Bob Davenport , Postcards Home - 12TS318; etc
Miscellaneous Books - Illustrators: A Journal Kept by Richard Doyle in the Year 1840, Illustrated with Several Hundred Sketches by the Author [...], second edition, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1886, stipple engraved portrait frontispiece, lithograph printed manuscript pages with caricature cartoons accompanying narrative throughout, contemporary pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, 8vo; Modern Masters of Etching: Arthur Briscoe, Introduction by Malcolm C. Salaman, Number 23, London: The Studio Ltd., 1930, illustrated with mounted etchings, blue boards, oblong 4to; art and architectural history, various, mainly large h/b; Television Magazine 1947-1950, bound as one; erotica and sex, various; Dennis Wheatley; qty
δ Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)Ian Fleming and Lady Anne Rothermere; Ian Fleming SmokingTwo gelatin silver prints, 1963, one unique, one from an edition of two, both annotated in pencil verso in an unknown hand, each on gloss photographic paper, each with margins, each sheet 380 x 303mm (15 x 12in) (unframed) (2)The present artworks are portraits of Ian Fleming, the famous English author. Fleming was best known for his James Bond series. He was married to Lady Anne Rothermere, a British socialite and Royal, who appears with him in a portrait situated in their Victoria Square home. Both portraits appeared in one of American Vogue Magazine's 1963 issues. Provenance:From the Angela Williams Archive, United Kingdom. Gifted directly from the artist to Williams, who was an assistant to Norman Parkinson during the time his studio was based in Twickenham, London.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)A Group of Six Theatrical PortraitsSix unique gelatin silver prints, 1955-1958, one signed in black ink by actress Dorothea Tutin, each annotated in pencil verso in an unknown hand, each on gloss photographic paper, various sizes, the largest 380 x 303mm (15 x 12in) (unframed) (6)From couture to costumes, Parkinson photographed fashion on all kinds of stages. Here the photographer captured the performances of famous actors and actresses, Dorothea Tutin, Richard Johnson, Margaret Rutherford, Paul Schofield, Mary Ure, Claire Bloom, Lawrence Olivier, Richard Burton, and Vivian Leigh, among others, in costume on the set of various famous productions.Provenance:From the Angela Williams Archive, United Kingdom. Gifted directly from the artist to Williams, who was an assistant to Norman Parkinson during the time his studio was based in Twickenham, London.Literature:Norman Parkinson, 'Lifework', Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983Exhibited:'Rutherford, Schofield and Ure' at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 1981δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)Family Outings, A Collection of Five PrintsFive vintage gelatin silver prints, 1955-1957, four annotated in pencil verso in an unknown hand, each on gloss photographic paper, each with margins, each sheet 380 x 303mm (15 x 12in) (unframed) (5)In order of sequence, the 1957 November Vogue edition of 'The Car in Your Life'; Young & Rubicam Advertising for Armstrong Siddeley's 1955 'Taking the Armstrong Siddeley on a Picnic' advert; the 1955 September Vogue edition of 'Teenage Fashion'; the 1955 October Vogue edition of 'The horse in the home' in Lanvair Grange Monmouthshire, Wales; and the 1955 Vogue edition of 'A Cheerful Crowd go out in Dirty Weather' featuring Enid 'Scutty' Boulting and her children.Provenance:From the Angela Williams Archive, United Kingdom. Gifted directly from the artist to Williams, who was an assistant to Norman Parkinson during the time his studio was based in Twickenham, London.Literature:Martin Harrison, 'Parkinson Photographs, 1935-1990', Octopus Press, 1994.Exhibited: Age of Innocence Exhibition, Julia Margaret Cameron Museum, Isle of Wight, 2011.National Portrait Gallery, London, 1981.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)Models in Boat; Couple at Table with Drinks; In Love - Peter Hall and Leslie (Gigi) Caron; Couple in Chairs (Louis Casson and Sybil Thorndike)Four unique gelatin silver prints, circa 1950-1964, each annotated in pencil or pen verso in an unknown hand, each on gloss photographic paper, each with margins, various sizes, the largest sheet 380 x 303mm (15 x 12in) (unframed) (4)Martini Advertising commissioned the first of these works, while the last two were commissioned by Vogue Magazine for their reoccurring feature 'People Are Talking About...'. The articles covered the latest trends in culture and high-society, often discussing films, romances, politics among other topics. Provenance:From the Angela Williams Archive, United Kingdom. Gifted directly from the artist to Williams, who was an assistant to Norman Parkinson during the time his studio was based in Twickenham, London.Exhibited:'Couple in Chairs' in National Portrait Gallery, London, 1981.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)Nena von Schlebrugge: Closeup Portrait (First Test Shots)A gelatin silver print and contact sheet, 1955, the contact sheet annotated by the artist in crayon, each on gloss photographic paper, the contact sheet mounted to the card support, each with margins, each sheet 255 x 203 (10 x 8in) (unframed) (2)The Mexican-born fashion model of Swedish and German ancestry, and mother of actress Uma Thurma, Nena von Schlebrugge was discovered in Stockholm by Vogue fashion photographer Norman Parkinson in 1954, as she was leaving school. Soon thereafter Nena moved to London and New York where she enjoyed great success as a glamorous top fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s. Provenance:From the Angela Williams Archive, United Kingdom. Gifted directly from the artist to Williams, who was an assistant to Norman Parkinson during the time his studio was based in Twickenham, London.Exhibited: Age of Innocence Exhibition, Julia Margaret Cameron Museum, Isle of Wight, 2011.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)Young Stella McCartney JumpingTwo gelatin silver prints, 1975, one with the artist's 'Photo Norman Parkinson' ink stamp, each annotated in pencil verso in an unknown hand, each on gloss photographic paper, each mounted to the support, to the sheet edge 305 x 208mm (12 x 8 1/8in) (unframed) (2) At the time only known as Paul McCartney's daughter, Stella McCartney was photographed in Tobago as a toddler by Norman Parkinson. She would grow up to become the leading British fashion designer that we know today. These two shots were printed either side of a third shot used in the 'Sisters Under the Skin' book, with 'Mama's Little Girl' noted with it. The third photo (not part of this lot) was gifted to the National Portrait Gallery in 1981 by Parkinson himself, at the time of the NPG 'Norman Parkinson: 50 Years of Portraits and Fashion' Exhibition in London.Provenance:From the Angela Williams Archive, United Kingdom. Gifted directly from the artist to Williams, who was an assistant to Norman Parkinson during the time his studio was based in Twickenham, London.Literature: Norman Parkinson, 'Sisters Under The Skin', St. Martin's Press, 1978.Exhibited: Age of Innocence Exhibition, Julia Margaret Cameron Museum, Isle of Wight, 2011.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Seven French faïence plates probably 19th century, four decorated with Revolutionary subjects including a putto holding a banner titled 'La Paix' above the date 1791, one painted in manganese with a profile portrait titled 'W Le Roy 1790', one with a cornucopia and the date 1793, another with crossed tricolore flags either side of an orb, three variously decorated with flowers, a Quimper two-handled dish painted with a Breton lady, and a bowl painted with a woman carrying a furled umbrella, some damages, 28cm max. (9) Provenance: respectively acquired from Puttick & Simpson, 23rd August 1966, lot 139 (part); 2nd October 1968, lot 47 (part); Sotheby's, 8th February 1966, lot 53 (part); Reeman & Dansie, 22nd August 1985, lot 99 (part); and 30th August 1988, lot 106 (part).
A Bristol delftware blue dash Royal charger c.1714-27, painted with a full length portrait of George I or George II, holding an orb and sceptre and wearing an ermine-lined robe, flanked by green sponged trees, within a blue dash rim, broken and repaired, 32.7cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 23rd October 1968, lot 130.
A London delftware blue dash Royal charger c.1702, painted in blue, green and yellow with a full-length portrait of Queen Anne, seated and holding an orb and sceptre, flanked by blue sponged trees, inscribed 'A R', all within concentric narrow blue and yellow bands inside a blue dash rim, the underside decorated in a buff glaze, a rim crack, 30cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 15th December 1964, lot 55.
A London delftware blue dash Royal charger c.1690, painted with a full length equestrian portrait of King William III, astride his horse jumping a low fence, inscribed 'KW' and flanked by blue sponged trees within a yellow line border and blue dash rim, restored, 33.7cm. Provenance: acquired Sotheby's, 23rd October 1964, lot 134.
A London delftware Royal portrait plate c.1690, painted with the double portrait of William and Mary, each wearing a crown, William III in an ermine-edged robe, titled 'W M R' between the figures, all within three narrow concentric blue bands, cracked, 22cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, c.1962.
A Bristol delftware punchbowl of Jacobite relevance c.1746, painted in blue to the interior with the profile portrait of the Duke of Cumberland, depicted in Classical manner wearing a laurel diadem, inscribed 'D W For Ever', the exterior painted in blue and manganese with four panels containing chickens, a section broken out and cleanly repaired, 26.4cm. Provenance: acquired from Sotheby's, 10th March 1981, lot 110, formerly in the collection of Louis L Lipski, no. 1247. DW (or Duke William) was the youngest son of George II and commanded the royalist forces during the Jacobite Uprising, defeating the Stuart rebels at the Battle of Culloden in April 1746.
19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman/wearing a white stock and black coat/watercolour on ivory in a yellow metal frame, 4.25cm x 3.25cm/and Early 19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman/wearing a white stock and a blue coat/watercolour on ivory, 4.5cm x 3.5cm/and English School circa 1900/Portrait Miniature of a Young Girl/initialled JKF/watercolour on ivory, 4.5cm x 3.5cm, all with hair to the reverse CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
Attributed to Sir William Charles Ross (1794-1860)/Portrait Miniature of Oswold Smith of Blendon Hall, Kent (1794-1863)/and Portrait Miniature of his wife Henrietta Mildred, née Hodgson (1805-1863)/both watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 10.4cm x 8.2cm/Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir John and Lady Smith CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions. Velvet frames very worn. The gilt slips are different to each, his being plain, hers having a tooled border. Hers has a couple of small areas of what looks like glue residue between glass and gilt slip. She also has a tiny speck of perhaps glue residue to one side of her mouth. Generally the paintings look in good condition, his face has a slight blue tinge - I am unsure if this is intentional.
Early 20th Century French School/Portrait Miniature of a Young Lady/half-length, wearing a blue and yellow dress/signed Gerard/watercolour on ivory, 8cm x 6cm/in a faux tortoiseshell frame and another indistinctly signed (2) CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
Attributed to Thomas Cox (19th Century)/Portrait Miniature of a Child/wearing a blue dress, holding a spinning top/watercolour on ivory, 7cm x 5.5cm/and a pair of portrait miniatures, Joseph and Sophia Farrell, circa 1840 (3) CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Lady/bust length, wearing a white dress/inscribed verso Miss Berry/watercolour on ivory/another Portrait Miniature of a Lady/three-quarter length, seated/inscribed verso Countess of Ilchester/watercolour on ivory, 8.5cm x 6.5cm/and Portrait Miniature of a Lady/half-length, wearing a large brimmed hat/inscribed verso The Hon Miss Lisburne/10cm x 8.5cm (3) CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
Late 18th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Young Lady/head and shoulders, wearing a white dress/watercolour on ivory, 8cm x 6cm in a fitted folding case CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of Horatio, Lord Nelson/watercolour on ivory, 5.5cm x 4cm/another depicting Napoleon, 7cm x 5.5cm and another depicting a nobleman, 7.5cm x 6cm (3) CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
Early 19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Young Lady/head and shoulders, wearing a blue dress with black lace edging/inscribed verso 'Lady Mary Sackville, daughter of the 3rd Duke of Dorset, sister of Lady de la Warr wife of Lord Plymouth'/watercolour on ivory, 7.5cm x 7.5cm/in a Gothic revival octagonal picture frame on arched stand and quatrefoil base, 36cm high/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
Aftr Sir Thomas Lawrence/Portrait of the Duke of Wellington and/After Paul Delaroche/Portrait of Bonaparte/a pair/oil, 34cm x 29cm CONDITION REPORT: These paintings are copies of the well-known portraits of Wellington and Napoleon by Thomas Lawrence and Paul Delaroche respectively. They date to the mid-late 19th Century and are in oil on canvas. Both look to need a light clean and revarnish. There are some minor losses to the frame which would require specialist restoration.
Attributed to William Moore (1790-1851)/Portrait Miniature of a Young Man/half-length, in blue coat and white waistcoat/watercolour on ivory, 11cm x 8cm/and 19th Century School/Portrait Miniature of a Bewhiskered Gentleman/wearing a black coat/watercolour on paper, 12.5cm x 10.5cm CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
English School, circa 1900/Portrait Miniature of a Young Man/head and shoulders, in blue coat/watercolour on ivory, 7.5cm x 5.5cm/in a Georgian enameled frame with glazed section to reverse/three further miniature portraits and a print (5) CONDITION REPORT: Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions
A 16th Century North German oak coffer (restorations) the rectangular plank top above five gothic panels with saints and birds on a shaped base, the sides further carved with birds and portrait roundels, the cast iron lock-plate with stylised figures and foliage, 93cm high x 177cm wide x 72cm deep/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: This substantial chest has had much restoration but the carved panels are very fine. There are many areas of historic worm, wear and tear commensurate with age. The plinth has been replaced, the projecting columns between the panels are later replacements. Some of the floral garlands above the panels are replaced. On the left hand side the upper rail is later. The lock and hinges are not the original. This restoration work most likely dates to the mid 20th Century
A Collection of Three References Books to Include The Copper, Tin and Bronze Coinage and Patterns for Coins of England by H Montagu, published by Rollin & Feuardent 1885, a 1976 Hardback Edition of Renaissance Medals from The Samuel H Kress Collection at the National Gallery of Art by G F Hill and G Pollard Together with a 1994 Hardback Edition of The Currency of Fame Portrait Medals of the Renaissance, Edited by Stephen K Scher and Photography by John Bigelow Taylor, Published By Thames and Hudson
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