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A hardstone cameo ring, the oval cameo carved with a male portrait profile, to a tapered yellow precious metal mount, decorated with flowerheads and foliage, ring size UGross weight only approximately 20.2gm.Cameo only: chips, fractures, nicks and scuffs throughout, noticeably to nose, which has significant abrasion.
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A half pearl cross pendant, with reverse inscription dated 1945, suspended from a plaited-link chain, (half pearls untested for origin), together with a matched ring and ear studs suite, each inset with a white metal relief portrait of a classical warrior, stamped '585', a late 19th century bead and ropetwist wirework decorated bar brooch, a pair of 9ct gold engine-turned cufflinks, a stone set circular brooch, (adapted), a white stone brooch, with black enamel Greek key border, two further stone set brooches, a hardstone pendant in the form of a clenched hand, stamped '18K', a 9ct gold locket pendant, suspended from a fancy-link chain stamped '9CT', a ring mount, stamped 'K14', and a gilt metal leaf decorated brooch, cross pendant length 4.6cm (13)Approximate gross weights only: half pearl cross pendant on chain 11.1gm, matched ring and ear studs suite 11.2gm, bar brooch 5.4gm, cufflinks 4gm, locket pendant on chain 9gm, ring mount 3.6gm.
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A silver and enamel circular box, the cover enamelled with the Company of Dyers' arms, the side inscribed, 'The Worshipful Company of Dyers 2000AD', by Joan MacKarell, London 1998, 5.3cm wide, boxed, together with a collection of small silver items comprising a caddy spoon, a sovereign case, a small oval compact, a pair of small buckles, two fruit knives and a cigarette case, the cover relief decorated with a female portrait, London 1900, 10oz overall. (9)Circular box is in good condition, minor tarnish. The cigarette case has several shallow dents and knocks, and is worn and scratched. The sovereign case has a couple of tiny dings, otherwise ok.
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF JAMES ROBINSON BOULTON, SON OF MATTHEW BOULTON OF GREAT TEW Oil on board 24 x 20cm (9¼ x 7¾ in.) Condition Report: Unexamined out of glazed frame. UV light reveals a cloudy unevenly applied varnish, but no evident signs of retouching. There are a few slight scratches, such as on the nose of the sitter, as well as on the eye, and a few on the jacket. Craquelure is also present to the lower right edge, and there are a few dirt stains, such as a circle shaped superficial dirt stain to the lower left corner. Condition Report Disclaimer
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SIR GODFREY KNELLER (GERMAN 1646 - 1723) PORTRAIT OF WHITLOCKE BULSTRODE (1652 - 1724) Oil on canvas, oval Inscribed with the sitter's name and that of his father (centre left), initialled (lower left); further inscribed (verso) 76 x 62.5cm (29¾ x 24½ in.)Provenance: Sale, Christie's, London, 15 July 1988, lot 74 (as part lot) Sale, Christie's, London, The Interior Sale, 26 November 2006, lot 115 Condition Report: The canvas has been lined, cleaned and varnished. Stretcher marks visible. Light craquelure throughout however the paint surface appears stable. Light rubbing and abrasions to the framing edges. Inspection under UV light reveals a surface scratch (approx. 20cm) to the lower left corner which has been in-filled. Another similar surface scratch can be seen running from the sitter's coat diagonally up to his chest (approx. 15cm). It is presumed that there may be some further light retouching, however the heavy varnish prevents a comprehensive reading of the canvas.The work with conjoined initials 'GK' (lower left).Please note Dreweatts cannot be held responsible for any damage to frames and therefore cannot commend on their condition.Country of origin: England (UK) Condition Report Disclaimer
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LAWRENCE GAHAGAN (1756-1820)- A BRONZE FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF GEORGE III CIRCA 1810 Depicted standing, stick to his right hand, naturalistic oval base, cast inscription to reverse of base L GAHAGAN FECIT & PUBd AS THE ACT DIRECTS JANy 1st 181* 27.5cm high, base 11.5cm wide Lawrence Gahagan (fl.1756-1820) specialised in small bronze portrait busts of contemporary notables. Amongst those exhibited at the Academy were Nelson, Pitt, Wellington and George IV. Another example in bronze had a legible inscription L GAHAGAN fecit & Publish'd as the Act Directs Decbr 1st 1818 (Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 21 July 1988, lot 23). It seems likely that many of these figures would have been retailed through William Bullock's museums in Liverpool and London. Gahagan is mentioned as the sculptor of a bust of 'Master Betty in Achmet' in an advertisement placed by William Bullock in the Liverpool Chronicle in 1805 (Lucy Wood, 'George Bullock in Birmingham and Liverpool', George Bullock Exhibition Catalogue, 1988, pp. 40 - 46. He was also the sculptor of the two massive limestone Egyptian figures which originally flanked the entrance to the Egyptian Room at Bullock's Museum in Piccadilly.Another related model in bronze, formerly with the New York dealer Cora Ginsburg, was sold Christie's New York, 18 October 2005, lot 347, another in painted plaster was sold from the collection of the late Simon Sainsbury, Christie's, London, 18 June 2008, lot 146. Condition Report: Country of origin: EnglandCondition Report Disclaimer
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CIRCLE OF WILLIAM HOGARTH (BRITISH 1697 - 1764) PORTRAIT OF GUSTAVUS HAMILTON, 2ND VISCOUNT BOYNE (1710 - 1746) Oil on canvas 51 x 36cm (20 x 14 in.)Provenance: The Collection of the Viscounts Boyne The Collection of Sir Oliver Lambart, Beauparc, Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland Sale, Sotheby's London, 1983Exhibited: Dublin, Gallery of Modern Art, Exhibition of Paintings from Irish Collections, 20 May - 25 August 1957The second son of the Hon. Frederick Hamilton (d. 1715) and Sophia Hamilton (d. 1748), Gustavus Hamilton succeeded his grandfather as the second Viscount Boyne in 1723. He was a Member of Parliament for Newport, Isle of Wight, between 1736 and 1741, and was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1763. This picture is one of several early copies after Hogarth's original portrait, which is recorded in the Boyne collection. These copies are likely to have been executed under Hogarth's close supervision, by at least two or three members of his close circle, including Francis Hayman.Elizabeth Einberg discusses this picture in her catalogue, no. 118, pp.196-8, where she suggests that the present lot might be the copy referred to in footnote 3 of the entry. Condition Report: The canvas has been lined. Light craquelure throughout. There is also an area of flaking to the upper left framing edge (approx. 6cm). Stretcher marks visible. Rubbing and abrasions to the framing edges. One or two spots of surface dirt scattered throughout. Inspection under UV light reveals some light in-filling scattered throughout, but largely along the upper edge. Also with traces of a green cloudy varnish.Condition Report Disclaimer
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AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY PORTRAITS OF GENERAL ALBERMARLE BERTIE, 9TH EARL OF LINDSAY; PEREGRINE BERTIE Oil on canvas, a pair Each inscribed with identifying inscription (verso) 36 x 27cm (14 x 10½ in.) (2) The original portrait of General Albermarle Bertie was sold by Christie's on 3 December 2014, lot 181. Condition Report: The canvases have not been lined, and are a little slack. Stretcher marks are visible. Craquelure throughout, but overall the paint surfaces appear stable. Some areas of over-painting are visible in a natural light. Some areas of paint wearing a little thin. Rubbing and abrasions to the framing edges. Some superficial surface scratching dirt throughout the canvases. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouching and in-filling throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN BELIEVED TO BE ROBERT DOUGHTY (1731 - 1775); AND A LADY Pastel, a pair Each 54 x 41cm (21¼ x 16 in.) (2) According to a later handwritten label verso, the lady in the portrait is believed to be one of the daughters of John Hayer of Broadwell-Wither [sp?], either Mrs Doughty, or Mrs Chambeleyne, 1700 - 1767.Provenance: The collection of Mrs H.E. Leigh, Broadwell Manor, Morton in Marsh Her sale upon her death, 9 - 10 June, 1971, lot 182
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CIRCLE OF MARY BEALE (BRITISH 1632 - 1697) PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN A MAUVE SILK DRESS Oil on canvas, in a painted cartouche 73 x 61cm (28½ x 24 in.) Condition Report: The canvas has been lined, cleaned and varnished. Some light craquelure scattered throughout. Some light, superficial surface scratches as well as rubbing and abrasions to the framing edges. Inspection under UV light reveals very light scattered retouching throughout, together with a heavy varnish. Overall the work appears to be in good restored condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
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FRENCH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY A SELF-PORTRAIT Pencil and coloured chalks 24 x 18cm (9¼ x 7 in.) Provenance: Day and Faber, London (as French School, circa 1740). Condition Report: Drawing : 24 x 18cm, framed: 35.5 x 31cmSome light discolouration to the buff coloured sheet, together with some brown spots of foxing and surface dirt scattered throughout. Light undulation to the sheet under the glazed frame. Overall the colours are good considering the age of the work.Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, WEARING A BLUE COAT Oil on canvas, feigned oval 74 x 59cm (29 x 23 in.)Provenance: Bought by the current owner from a house in East Claydon, Buckinghamshire, in 1967 Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. Damages are present to the edges, mostly caused by the abrasions with the frame. UV light reveals a few retouches to the cheek and slight dotted restorations to the forehead of the sitter, and an unevenly applied cloudy varnish across the whole surface. Otherwise, the picture appears to be in good condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
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BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF DUDLEY, LORD NORTH Watercolour Inscribed with presentation inscription (to lower edge) 41 x 30cm (16 x 11¾ in.) Together with a pastel portrait of a mother and child, 41 x 33cm (2) The original portrait of Lord North by an anonymous 17th century artist is now housed at the Vyne in Hampshire.
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, WEARING A BROWN COAT Oil on canvas 74 x 61cm (29 x 24 in.) Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. Slight craquelure across which accentuates in the section of the hand. UV light reveals a a 3 cm ling retouch in the background to right of the sitter's head, and various retouches to the edges of the canvas, where there has been some paint loss caused by the relining. Otherwise, the picture appears to be in good condition and presents no further evident signs of restorations. Condition Report Disclaimer
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THOMAS HUDSON (BRITISH 1701 - 1779) PORTRAIT OF A LADY WEARING A BLUE DRESS Oil on canvas 124 x 99cm (48¾ x 38¾ in.)Provenance: By repute from Fota House Sale, Christie's London, 3 May 1985, lot 119A Condition Report: The canvas has been lined. Light craquelure throughout, including to the sitter's head and neck. Some areas of paint loss along the lower edge, together with rubbing and abrasions to all of the framing edges. The paint surface however appears stable. There is an area of repair running from the upper left quadrant, diagonally along through the sitter's forehead, and up to the upper right corner, and this is visible in a raking light. Some minor surface scuffs and scratching throughout. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouching and in-filling throughout, including to the aforementioned area of repair. Also with traces of a green cloudy varnish.Country of origin: England Condition Report Disclaimer
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A GEORGE II BRONZED CARVED WOOD PORTRAIT BUST OF WILLIAM SHENSTONE (1714-1763) MID 18TH CENTURY The poet and landscape gardener depicted in the manner of the line engraving print to the frontispiece of "The Works of William Shenstone", set on later ebonised socle base approximately 23cm high overall Saleroom Notice: Please note, the description has been updated and differ from the printed catalogue. 'A large, heavy, fat man, shy and reserved with strangers', the poet William Shenstone's first poems were published whilst he studied at Oxford, although he left without completing his degree. Of private means, in 1745 he inherited the farming estate of Leasowes, near Birmingham. He retired there and continued to write poetry in a pastoral vein. Shenstone coined the term 'landscape gardener', and created one of the earliest and most influential landscape gardens, his ferme ornée. Diverting streams to create waterfalls he stage-managed the landscape to create views that unfolded from carefully chosen vantage points- a country estate laid out to be admired and walked through whilst retaining the sensibilities of a working farm. The venture impoverished him but led to acclaim among contemporaries. In his 1770 Observations on Modern Gardening Thomas Whately wrote of Shenstone and his work: The ideas of pastoral poetry seem now to be the standard of that simplicity; and a place conformable to them is deemed a farm in its utmost purity. An allusion to them evidently enters into the design of the Leasowes, where they appear so lovely as to endear the memory of their author; and justify the reputation of Mr. Shenstone ... every part is rural and natural. Condition Report: Saleroom Notice: Please note, the description has been updated and differ from the printed catalogue. The height is approximately 23cm, width 16cm Rubbing to painted surface to margins notably back of head, nose and shoulders, some surface movement to paint around folds of dress- likely to have scattered spot retouching throughout- some shrinkage faults Condition Report Disclaimer
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CIRCLE OF SIR PETER LELY (BRITISH 1618 - 1680) PORTRAIT OF SIR RICHARD BULSTRODE, IN ARMOUR Oil on canvas, oval Inscribed with the sitter's name (centre left); further information inscribed (verso) 74 x 62cm (29 x 24¼ in.) Provenance: Sale, Christie's, London, 15 July 1988, lot 73 (as a pair) Condition Report: The canvas has been lined, cleaned and varnished. Light, superficial surface scratches throughout. Some scattered craquelure throughout the canvas. Rubbing and abrasions to the framing edges. Inspection under UV light reveals some scattered retouching together with a green cloudy varnish.Please note that Dreweatts cannot be held responsible for damage to frames and therefore is unable to comment on condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
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FRENCH SCHOOL (CIRCA 1800) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN HIS LIBRARY Oil on canvas 103 x 78cm (40½ x 30½ in.) Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. UV light reveals extensive retouching across, such as numerous scattered restorations on the visage of the sitter, and as a 2cm horizontal restoration to the start if the nose. Various vertical restorations are also present on the jacket, such retouching are of of about 8 cm in length. Finally, further retouching is present to the desk and items on it. Further retouching is also present to the upper right corner, and an unevenly applied varnish is scattered across. Condition Report Disclaimer
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JOHN THOMAS SETON (BRITISH 1738 - 1806) PORTRAIT OF MR AND MRS JOSEPH CHAMPION, WITH AN ELEPHANT IN THE LANDSCAPE BEYOND Oil on canvas 88 x 69cm (34½ x 27 in.) Painted in Calcutta, circa 1780. Provenance: The Collection of William Drummond of Hawthornden, near Edinburgh The Collection of Roger Warner Burford, acquired by the present owner in 1977 Literature: M. Archer, India and British Portraiture 1770-1825, p.108-109, ill. plate 63 John Thomas Seton (circa 1735 - circa 1806) was a Scottish painter who travelled to India in 1776. Prior to this, Seton was taught in London by Francis Hayman, where he also studied at the St Martin's Academy. In his twenties, Seton went on the Grand Tour to Italy, travelling to Rome where he helped to buy paintings for Lord Bute's collection. On his return, he settled in Edinburgh where he painted the portraits of Scotland's high society figures of the day. It is unclear what the exact motivations were for Seton to go to India, but the Scottish community in India was substantial, and in her book, Mildred Butler suggests Seton may have believed he was going to a home from home. At this time Tilly Kettle, was achieving notable success in India. Between 1761 and 1772, Seton exhibited at the Society of Artists, which means he was almost certainly familiar with Tilly Kettle's portrait of the Nawab of Arcot and his sons, which was exhibited in 1771. Bearing this in mind, a move to the continent must have seemed a promising gamble for an struggling artist working in Britain such as Seton. Leave was granted to Seton in November 1775, and by August 1776, Seton had arrived in Calcutta, about five months after Kettle had left. Seton's reputation grew quickly, and in 1780, he was commissioned to paint the present lot; a wedding portrait of Joseph Champion and his wife, Ann Forbes. The pair are depicted sitting on a bench, which opens on to the Indian landscape, where an elephant can be seen with his rider in the background to the left. The wedding took place on 12 May, and both Mr and Mrs Champion are depicted holding palm-leaf fans to combat the hot weather. The portrait must have pleased the Champions as three years later Joseph commissioned to further, half-length, portraits of himself and his wife (these were sold at Christie's, 17 March 1978). Champion was a company servant who had been posted to India in 1778. A year later he was made Paymaster to the Cavalry Brigade, and the following year, in 1780, he and Ann were married. Champion showed a keen interest in Persian literature, publishing three books on the subject; Poems Imitated from the Persian; The Poems of Ferdosi, and Essays Characteristic of Persian Poetry. These works were all published in India, and demonstrate Champion's enthusiasm for and knowledge of Persian poets and poetry, in contrast to works of Classical Greek, Roman and English poets which were often the focus of the Western world. An anonymous reviewer in The Monthly Review, August 1790, described Champion as the 'Persian Homer'. (New Catalogue, pp.329-31). In 1784, Champion became a member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. He also wrote his own poetry; in 1786 he published a compilation entitled Poems addressed to Mrs Champion, by her affectionate husband, dedicated to his wife, who was described as 'the most handsomest woman that ever left Europe of India' ('Obituary of Considerable Persons; with Biographical Anecdotes', The Gentleman's Magazine 61, June, 1792, p.576). Ann died in October 1791, at the age of twenty eight, and this seems to have induced Joseph to suffer a mental breakdown. In 1792, after sailing back to England, the Calcutta directors of the company wrote to the Court of Directors asking for a subsistence allowance for him during the 'suspension...of his mental facilities' and no loss of rank should he return to his duties (Fort William XI, p. 470). Champion appears not to have returned to India, and according to pension books at the India Office Library in London, the firm continued to pay an allowance to his guardians until his death, which is believed to have been around 1813. Condition Report: The canvas has been lined. Some very light surface dirt. Light craquelure throughout. There is some evidence of very light paint loss scattered throughout, including to the sitters' faces, however this is barely noticeable and is the paint surface now appears to be stable. Some small patches of overpaint are visible in a raking light, including to the tree area above the elephant. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouching throughout, as well as a heavy varnish. Country of origin: IndiaCondition Report Disclaimer
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Y AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE HENRY, 10TH EARL AND 1ST MARQUESS OF EXETER, HIS WIFE SARAH AND DAUGHTER LADY SOPHIA CECIL Watercolour on ivory, rectangle 18 x 12cm (7 x 4½ in.)After the original portrait no in Burghley House, Lincolnshire.Please note, Dreweatts have applied for an ivory exemption certificate for this item. Reference number: 6XTMRB8N Condition Report: The colours have faded, and are rubbed in several areas throughout. The ivory sheet with several areas of undulation under the glazed frame. The frame has lost its backing board and therefore the back of the ivory is exposed verso. No obvious cracks have been identified. One or two light spots of surface dirt. Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
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AFTER ANTON RAPHAEL MENGS SELF-PORTRAIT Watercolour and bodycolour Bears inscription 'Rafael Mengs / Pittore / Fatto di se stesso' (verso) 13 x 10cm (5 x 3¾ in.) Provenance: James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury Sale, Christie's, London, 13 July 1984, lot 104 Literature: S. Roettgen, The Digital Catalogue Raisonné of Anton Raphael Mengs, 279/WK_05, as a copy After the painting in The Walker Art Gallery, Scotland Condition Report: The sheet has been laid down at the corners to a sheet of metal. The extreme edges with some wear commensurate with age. The left edge with some more substantial wear and small areas of loss. The lower edge with a small tear (approx. 2.5cm). The colours are generally good. There is some discolouration to the grey background area. Also with some spots of surface dirt, again this is mainly to the background areas. Some light craquelure scattered within the red pigment. Country of origin: Scotland (UK)Condition Report Disclaimer
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Poetry.An Annual Review of Poetry: 1917. London: Constable and Company, 1917, pencil note to front free endpaper, very light spotting to half-title, final few leaves and edges of text block, original boards, age-toning, short splits to head and foot of joints;Elton (Oliver). Lascelles Abercrombie, 1881-1938. From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume XXV. London: Humphrey Milford, no date, portrait frontis, original printed wrappers with "J. Redwood Anderson, with the writer's compliments" in ink to upper cover;Abercrombie (Lascelles). Interludes and Poems. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, signed by the author on front free endpaper, endpapers browned, faint foxing to preliminaries and final leaves, original cloth with remnants of torn dust jacket;Sitwell (Edith, editor). Wheels. An Anthology of Verse: 1917. Oxford: B. H. Blackwell, 1917, 'for review' in blind to title-page, original printed boards, age-toning, extremities a little rubbed;Stephens (James). Songs from the Clay. London: Macmillan, 1915, strip of toning to front free endpaper and final blank leaf, original boards, dust jacket, shallow chipping to edges, spine folds a little worn;Davies (W.H.) and Nicholson (William, illustrator). The Hour of Magic and other poems. Jonathan Cape, 1922, illustrations by William Nicholson, library blind-stamp to title-page and two other leaves, original boards with printed title label, boards with some dust-staining, spine heavily toned;Twenty-four others.(29)
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Bewick (Thomas).The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick.Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1818, first edition, demy octavo issue, signed thumb-mark receipt before title, wood-engraved vignettes and tail-pieces (including devil vignette at end of introduction), some damp-staining and finger-soiling, bookplate of Robert Green on pastedown, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, later half calf gilt (retaining backstrip), together with:Idem.The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with designs on wood by Thomas Bewick. Newcastle: E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1823, second edition, Royal octavo issue, signed thumb-mark receipt after title, wood-engraved vignettes and tail-pieces, variable finger-soiling, 19th century calf gilt, re-backed, extremities rubbed, together with:Bewick (Thomas and John). Select Fables; with Cuts, Designed and Engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, and others, Previous to the Year 1784: Together with a memoir; and a descriptive catalogue of the work of Messrs. Bewick. Newcastle: S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley, and Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, London, 1820, demy octavo issue, portrait frontispiece, wood-engraved vignettes and tail-pieces, 'The Bewick Collection of S. Roscoe' slip tipped-in before front free endpaper, frontis and title foxed, original boards, cracked, together with:Five others illustrated by/about Bewick.(8)
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Ackermann (R[udolph], publisher).A History of the University of Oxford, Its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings.London: R. Ackermann, 1814, first edition, two large quarto volumes, half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved portrait of Lord Grenville, sixty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall, Nash, and others, seventeen stipple-engraved costume plates, and thirty-three hand-coloured founders plates, very occasional light offsetting onto text, small repair to Clarendon Printing House plate, modern half morocco gilt, top edges gilt, one corner very lightly bumped. Fine copies.An excellent set which includes the plates of the college founders that are often omitted. Some plates watermarked 1812. The list of subscribers is in the first state, one plate is in the first state and the others are second state, [Tooley 5].
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Catherine of Braganza (Queen of Charles II).Vellum indenture signed by Catherine Braganza, dated 27th June 1676, relating to Rosedale, Yorkshire.Ink manuscript on vellum signed 'Catherine R' next to title, additionally signed by Denzil Holles, William (Viscount) Brouncker, Henry Hyde (Earl of Clarendon), William Montagu, John Hall, and two others, title cartouche incorporating portrait of Catherine, red ruled border, remnants of Catherine of Braganza's seal in cloth pouch, three other wax seals, slightly soiled and creased, some loss to lower left corner (not affecting text), approximately 620mm x 790mm, together with:Seven other documents.(8)
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Swinburne (Henry). Travels Through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776. London: P. Elmsley, 1779, first edition, xxx, 427pp., portrait frontispiece, thirteen plates as called for and an additional five plates (five folding), folding engraved map at end, [bound with:] Supplement to Mr Swinburne's Travels through Spain. Being a Journey from Bayonne to Marseilles. London: J. Davis, 1787, 75, [3] pp., two engraved plates, few leaves browned including title and frontis of first part, folding map creased with two closed tears affecting border, offsetting, contemporary calf re-backed, spine gilt, few scuffs, joints/spine a little rubbed, quarto.Provenance: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby, ex Fonmon Castle.
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Ray (John).A Collection of English Proverbs Digested into a convenient Method for the speedy finding any one upon occasion; with Short Annotations...Cambridge: John Hayes for W. Morden, 1678, second edition, octavo, lacking two leaves, title in red and black, page margins stained red, pencil annotations throughout, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, later reverse calf, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt;Ray (John). Three Physico-Theological Discourses, concerning I. The Primative Chaos, and Creation of the World. II. The General Deluge, its Causes and Effects. III. The Dissolution of the World, and Future Conflagration... London: William Innys, 1713, third edition, octavo, engraved portrait frontispiece, four engraved plates, woodcut initials, head and tail-pieces, occasional marginal pencil annotations, bookplate and Gawdy Hall Library label on front pastedown, very faint spotting/age-toning, contemporary panelled calf gilt, joints starting, few bumps and scuffs;Ray (John). A Persuasive to a Holy Life: from the Happiness Which attends it Both in this World, and In the World to Come. London: W. and J. Innys, 1719, second edition, octavo, advertisement leaf at end, lacking half-title, title with red border, a few ink annotations, head of pages a little age-toned, pencil notes on pastedown, ink manuscript notes on end leaf titled 'Dissenters', inner hinges cracked, contemporary panelled calf, re-backed, water stain to upper board;Ray (John). The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. In two parts... London: D. Williams, 1762, thirteenth edition, octavo, folding engraved frontispiece, bookplate of Abel Filkes, Devizes, pencil and ink notes to pastedown/front free endpaper, typed letter mounted to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, a little worn;Derham (William). Select Remains of the Learned John Ray, M.A. and F.R.S. with his Life. London: George Scott, 1760, engraved portrait frontispiece, a few ink and pencil annotation, endpapers a final few leaves spotted/browned, extensive pencil and ink notes to pastedown and front free endpaper, including gift inscription from 'the Publisher', two labels and ink stamp of Llanover Library on pastedown, contemporary calf re-backed, corners very slightly bumped, together with:Four others by/about John Ray.(9)
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Brooke (Rupert).Four Poems.London: Scolar Press, 1974, number 95 of 100 copies signed by Geoffrey Keynes, tipped-in facsimiles of Brooke's manuscripts, vellum-backed cloth boards gilt, slipcase, together with:Idem. Selected Poems. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1917, portrait frontispiece, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end, faint age-toning, slight dust-staining to top margin, ownership inscription on front pastedown, original cloth, dust jacket, torn lacking backstrip, together with:Idem. Lithuania: a Play in one act. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1935, faint spotting to edge of text block, original cloth, dust jacket, spine sunned, together with:Idem. "1914" Five Sonnets. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1915, original printed wrappers and torn envelope, together with:Idem The Old Vicarage Grantchester, London: Sidgwick and Johnson, 1916, with woodcut by Noel Rooke, original printed wrappers, ink presentation inscription to inside front panel, together with: Ten others by/about Brooke and a small quantity of related ephemera.
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Burckhardt (John Lewis). Travels in Syria, and the Holy Land. London: John Murray, 1822, first edition, quarto, half-title, lithographed portrait frontispiece, six engraved maps/plans (two folding), first folding map with fraying/tears to vertical margin and a little foxed/dust-stained, others faintly foxed, offsetting onto text leaves, verso of title and first preface leaf browned, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, upper board detached, lacking title label, rubbed.Provenance: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby, ex Fonmon Castle.
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Cook (James). A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, In the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777, first edition, two quarto volumes, sixty-two plates (of sixty-three, lacking plate IV from vol. 2 and lacking portrait frontis), contemporary paper-covered boards, [essentially disbound, sold as a collection of plates; not subject to return].(2)Provenance: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby, ex Fonmon Castle.Lacking at least pp. 307-310
![Ackermann (R[udolph], publisher).The History of The Abbey Church of St. Peter’s Westminster, Its Antiquities and Monuments.Lo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/100464d1-08db-4d6c-b09d-b21a00ddc236/ee7c82ee-4195-48e0-8b6e-b2b800a1d735/468x382.jpg)
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Ackermann (R[udolph], publisher).The History of The Abbey Church of St. Peter’s Westminster, Its Antiquities and Monuments.London: R. Ackermann, 1812, two quarto volumes, list of subscribers, engraved portrait frontispiece and plan in volume one, eighty-one coloured aquatint plates, some offsetting, spotting and age-toning to text leaves, bookplates, modern half morocco gilt, marbled endpapers and edges.(2)
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La Quintinie (Jean de). The Compleat Gard'ner; or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens; with divers reflections on several parts of Husbandry. In six books. By the famous Monsr. De La Quintinye, chief director of all the gardens of the French-King. To which is added his Treatise of Orange-Trees, with the raising of Melons, omitted in the French editions. Made English by John Evelyn Esquire.London: Matthew Gillyflower and James Partridge, 1693, first English edition, folio, two parts in one, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, engraved vignette head-pieces, eleven engraved plates (two folding), plate 1 creased with repaired closed tear, plates 2 and 3 trimmed close to images, plate 5 trimmed partially affecing images, faint damp-staining, contemporary calf, renewed endpapers, joints split but holding firm.Provenance: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby, ex Fonmon Castle.
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De Gray (Thomas). The Compleat Horseman and Expert Ferrier. In two bookes. London: Printed by Thomas Harper for Nicholas Fussell, 1639, folio, engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles I on horseback bound after title-page, woodcut initials, in-text illustration, possibly lacking initial and final blanks, title-page corner and edge repaired, frontis with repaired edge, general age-toning and scattered dust-staining, faint damp-staining to a few leaves, final blank page with ink manuscript notes, contemporary calf boards re-backed, extremities rubbed, boards with some water stains.Provenance: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby, ex Fonmon Castle.
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Holland Tunnel Construction.An album of approximately 120 photographs of the construction of the Holland Tunnel (originally the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel) between Manhattan and Jersey City. The photographs depict the proposed plans, the river shaft, the power house, construction of concrete piles, construction of the ventilation building, officials, the entrance/exits of the tunnel, etc. Circa 1919-1927, each image approx 190mm x 235mm (landscape and portrait), majority numbered in the negative, linen-backed, verso of many leaves with photographer ink stamp: 'Denton Bastom Photographer, 87-28 162nd Street Jamaica, N.J.', leatherette covers.Construction of the Holland Tunnel (named after its designer Clifford M. Holland (1883-1924)) took place between 1920 and 1927 and it was the first mechanically ventilated tunnel in the world. For a similar album, including some of the same images, see the New York Public Library Digitial Collections, catalog ID b15048916.
![Sale (Robert Henry). The Defence of Jellalabad...Drawn on Stone by W. L. Walton.London: J. Hogarth and H. Graves, [c. 1845],](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/100464d1-08db-4d6c-b09d-b21a00ddc236/6454b058-942a-4b2b-a636-b2aa01110a88/468x382.jpg)
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Sale (Robert Henry). The Defence of Jellalabad...Drawn on Stone by W. L. Walton.London: J. Hogarth and H. Graves, [c. 1845], folio, pictorial lithographed title, portrait frontispiece and twenty-two plates, loose, lacking text leaves, folding plan and dedication, edges frayed and a little creased, variable foxing/spotting (heavy to several plates), title browned, other plates toned at margins, some with more significant soiling, portrait with significant loss at one corner but not affecting images.
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Sutherland (William). Britain's Glory: Or, Ship-Building Unvail'd. Being a General Director, for Building and Compleating the Said Machines. London: Tho. Norris and others, 1717, [bound with:] The Prices of Labour in Ship-Building Adjusted: or, the Mystery of Ship-Building Unveiled... London: D. L., 1717, folio, two parts in one, folding engraved portrait frontispiece of George I surrounded by the fleet, six engraved plates, illustrations (three full-page), frontispiece edges frayed with a few closed tears, foxing and browning, heavy in second part, small worm hole to gutter margin of several final leaves, endpapers repaired, contemporary panelled calf, re-backed.Provenance: The Property of Sir Brooke Boothby, ex Fonmon Castle.
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Henrietta Maria of France (Queen of Charles I and Mother of Charles II).Vellum indenture signed by Henrietta Maria of France, dated 27th April 1661, relating to Rosedale, Yorkshire.Ink manuscript on vellum, signed 'Henriette Marie R' to upper left, additionally signed by Sir Kenelm Digby, Sir John Wintour, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Peter Balls and three others, printed title cartouche incorporating a portrait of Henrietta Maria of France, large Royal seal of Henrietta Maria (split but essentially complete) and seven smaller seals, loss to right-hand vertical margin affecting text, some light age-toning/soiling, approximately 600mm x 750mm.
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (117, Corpl. A. Gibbon, 1/13th Foot) substantial glue deposit to reverse, minor scratch in obverse field, otherwise dark toned, nearly extremely fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Confirmed on roll as ‘Corpl. A. Mc Gibbon.’ Sold with a small portrait photograph, possibly unrelated, and a copy 13th cap badge.
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The Browne Family’s Picton Medal for the Defence of Gibraltar, contemporarily gilded and named to the American-born Major Arthur Browne, 58th Foot, who was standing beside General Wolfe when he was mortally wounded on Quebec’s Plains of Abraham; he defended Gibraltar throughout the Great Siege and commanded Ireland’s largest Military Fortification during the United Irishmen uprising - his medal passed down the remarkable Browne family, whose extensive network of international connections spanned North America, Ireland and India Defence of Gibraltar 1779-83, General Picton’s Medal, silver, with later but still contemporary gilding, fitted within an additional silver rim, 59mm, the edge with contemporary inscription ‘This Medal presented in 1784 to Major Arthur Browne, 58th Regt. for his services during this Memorable Siege and by him when Lt. Govr. of Kinsale to his eldest Son Thomas Browne Lt. Col. 69th Regt. and a Colonel in the Army’, this inscription and the gilding dating from 1810-12, some rubbing to the edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare Together with a related Portrait Miniature of Mrs. Thomas Browne, painted by her sister-in-law Maria Bellet Browne, circa 1816, 90mm x 71mm, in original Indian horn frame with gilt brass hanger, 168mm x 140mm overall, signed M B Browne and inscribed on the reverse ‘Mrs General Browne/Maria Browne Pinxt’, good original condition (2) £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004 (Medal); Mellors & Kirk, February 2022 (Portrait). Arthur Browne was born in 1743 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in what was then British North America, the third son among eight siblings. His father, the Reverend Arthur Browne (1699-1773), was of Scottish ancestry and Irish parentage, and had been born in Drogheda, Ireland. After marriage and ordination, he was expatriated to America in 1729 by the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Arthur Senior had a degree from Trinity College Dublin and was a prominent citizen of Portsmouth, a prosperous Anglican minister and a Tory. His status as a leading New England dignitary is confirmed in a 1757 quarter-length portrait by John Singleton Copley. With Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Quebec On 7 February 1759, aged about 16, Arthur Browne entered military service as a Lieutenant-Fireworker, an artillery officer equivalent to an Ensign. This was probably due to the influence of a relative, Brigadier-General George Williamson, who commanded the Royal Artillery in North America. In the Spring of 1759, Browne embarked with General Wolfe’s expedition to take Quebec. During the Battle of the Plains of Abraham on 13 September 1759, Browne was summoned to act as Brigadier Williamson’s Brigade-Major (Aide de Camp in the field). Lieutenant Browne took post beside Williamson and Wolfe on a small rise near the positions of the 28th Foot and the Louisbourg Grenadiers. Wolfe chose the spot as it enabled him to better observe the attack made by the French under the command of the Marquis de Montcalm. The French forces included about 2,000 irregulars who were good shots and used to guerilla warfare. Wolfe’s command group made a conspicuous target, and early on Wolfe was wounded in the wrist. He allowed the French line to advance within 30 yards of the British before giving the order to fire. Within a few moments he had been hit twice, in the stomach and, mortally, in the chest. The French turned and fled, while a cry went up "They run, see how they run." Wolfe, on the ground, opened his eyes and asked who was running. Upon being told that the French had broken, he turned on his side and said "Now, God be praised, I will die in peace" and expired. The victorious British force spent a miserable winter in the captured city, losing men from scurvy and disease. By the spring of 1760 the garrison had shrunk to 4,000 regulars and before the ice melted Montcalm’s successor marched to Quebec with 7,000 men, aiming to recapture the city before British ships could return with vital supplies and reinforcements. On 28 April 1760, 3,000 men with 22 guns left the city to attack the French at the Heights of Abraham. Arthur Browne was in command of two six-pound field guns and attached to the 35th Regiment. During the battle, Browne was ordered to take one of his guns forward to support Captain Ince’s grenadier company. The grenadiers were massacred, with Ince and 54 men becoming casualties (out of a total of 64 - 86% losses). Two of Browne’s gun team were killed, four wounded and Browne was himself wounded in the hip. The British attack failed completely, with the loss of 1,100 troops and their guns. The survivors retired within the city walls. A month later the British fleet arrived, the French lifted their siege and retreated to Montreal. Further Service in the Seven Years War Soon afterwards, Lieutenant-Colonel William Howe of the 58th Foot (later Commander-in-Chief in America during the Revolutionary War) invited Browne to leave the artillery and join his regiment. On 18 October 1760 Browne was gazetted an Ensign in the 58th Foot. After the capture of Canada was completed, the 58th marched via Lake Champlain to New York. In 1762 the 58th Foot was part of a reinforcement, which, despite the loss of 500 men to French naval attacks while en route from North America, was decisive in enabling the storming of the great Morro Fortress that guarded the entrance to Havana bay and thus the subsequent capture of Havana, the capital of the Spanish West Indies. In February 1763 Browne commanded a detachment of the 58th serving as marines on board H.M.S. Ripon (60). On 29 April 1763 Browne purchased a Lieutenancy in the 58th Foot. After the Peace in 1763, the 58th moved to Ireland. Browne bought a Captain-Lieutenancy in 1770. The Great Siege of Gibraltar In June 1770 Spain forced the British to leave their settlement in the Falkland Islands. The colony was quickly re-established, but the countries nearly declared war. The 58th Foot embarked at Cork and was sent to strengthen the garrison of Gibraltar. Arthur purchased his company in April 1772 aged 29, becoming Captain Browne. Spain entered the American War of Independence on 16 June 1779, at a time when the British were hard pressed. Within a week, Spain began its blockade of Gibraltar. The small (5,400 man) garrison under Governor-General George Eliott was hampered by shortages of men and supplies. Despite these difficulties, Eliott mounted a vigorous defence. Many of the infantry were hand-picked to assist the artillery in serving the guns. Given Browne’s previous artillery experience, he is thought to have been among them. He received his second wound, a severe contusion caused by a shell-splinter, but remained on duty. During the winter of 1779 the garrison began to suffer from lack of fresh provisions, which caused a debilitating outbreak of scurvy among the troops. Small quantities of salt meat and biscuits were the standard meal, with an occasional issue of four ounces of rice as a full day's ration. Due to lack of fuel, fires were only made with difficulty, using salt-encrusted timbers from old ships. Despite their privations, morale remained high, and the troops continued to take their turns in the trenches and batteries. In January 1780 Admiral Rodney defeated the Spanish screening squadron and replenished the Rock with 1,000 reinforcements and a limited quantity of essential supplies. The Spanish stepped up the bombardment and blockade, which was broken a second time by Admiral Darby in April 1781. By this time the garrison consisted of 7,000 British and Hanoverian regulars. The French and Spanish...
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British War Medal 1914-20 (D. H. Darley.) extremely fine £80-£100 --- Miss Daphne Harriot Darley was born in Paris in January 1878, the second daughter of Captain Henry Darley of Aldby Park, Yorkshire. As a young 22 year-old woman she served as a popular Lady Mayoress of Scarborough after the premature death of her mother. She later volunteered for the Y.M.C.A. during the Great War, before transferring to the Church Army in the summer of 1918 and served in Italy from June 1918 to February 1919. Posted to France from February 1919 to April 1919, it seems likely that she spent these final months assisting with conveying families across the Channel so that they could visit loved ones in hospital; with information scant and the scale of loss so huge, it also fell to volunteers to offer spiritual comfort and practical advice for thousands of bereaved families keen to begin a pilgrimage to the battlefields. The sensitive and often upsetting work was unpaid and the Church Army and Y.M.C.A. volunteers had to meet their own living expenses. Returned home to 7 Trevor Square, Knightsbridge, Miss Darley married Lieutenant-Colonel John Acton Brooke in London on 7 May 1930. The couple later returned north to the family seat at Aldby Park before retiring to Sibton Park, Saxmundham, Suffolk. She died there on 28 February 1954. Confirmed as full entitlement. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient.
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