A Chinese export porcelain 'Arms Of Liberty' punch bowl, painted in polychrome colours with two sets of portraits of John Wilkes and Lord Mansfield in family crest style, interspaced with flowering peony sprays, internally decorated with scattered blooms to the well within an iron red and black cell border, chocolate brown rim lining, c1770, 25.5cm diameter *This punch bowl's pseudo-armorial was satirically drawn to poke fun at English political figures of the late 1760s for their opposition to John Wilkes (1727-97). A proponent of civil liberties and American independence, Wilkes was elected several times to the House of Commons, but repeatedly expelled for attacking King George III and his loyalists. The portrait of John Wilkes is topped with a crest with lion passant and over the motto, "ALWAYS READY IN A GOOD CAUSE"; it is flanked by two figures - his friend and legal advisor Serjeant John Glynn (1722-1779) in flowing robes on the left and his patron Lord Temple (1739-1802) in coat and breeches on the right. The second portrait is of Lord Mansfield (1705-1793), Chief Justice from 1756-1788, this is over the motto "JUSTICE SANS PITIE" (Justice without mercy); and is supported by Lord Bute (1713-1792) in coat and breeches and the Devil. Mansfield was the judge who produced the judgment against Wilkes for the libelous attacks on King George III. The crest over Mansfield's portrait, a snake flanked by thistles, is a thinly veiled reference to Lord Bute's Scottish connections and his possible Jacobite leanings. The decoration on this bowl was copied in China from a printed broadsheet issued in London in June of 1768. The impending conflict between Britain and America, and Wilkes's renewed electoral struggles in 1772, heightened the popularity of these bowls on both sides of the Atlantic. They were prized by those who hailed Wilkes as a champion of liberty. A similarly decorated bowl, c.f. Sotheby's New York, 20th January 2012, Lot 227 and previously Sotheby's New York, Important Americana: Robert E.Crawford, October 13, 2001, lot 60.
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A sterling silver pendant, circa 1970, with a filigree centre and bark textured surround and bale, Sheffield 1975, a sterling silver pendant, of portrait rectangular form with a raised central spine, pierced molten detail and concealed bale, London 1981, a sterling silver ingot pendant, with a Silver Jubilee hallmark, Sheffield 1977, and a silver bark textured curb link chain bracelet
A pair of continental silver bon bon dishes, Samuel Boyce Landeck, import mark for Sheffield 1894, each of pierced oval form with embossed oval portrait cartouches, two loop handles and raised on four bracket feet, with two red glass liners, 13cm wide (including handles), total weighable silver 8oz (2)
SHAKESPEARE (W.) The Plays of William Shakespeare . . . a selection of explanatory and historical notes . . . a history of the stage, and a Life . . . by Alexander Chambers. new edition, 8 vols. portrait frontis.; later 19th cent. calf, gilt-decorated & panelled spines with red & green labels, marbled edges. 1837
DE THOU (J.A.) Histoire de Monsieur de Thou, des choses arrivees de son temps. 3vols. mise en Francois par P. Dv Ryer . . . engraved frontis & portrait, titles printed in red & black with vignettes, engraved head & tailpieces, half titles, privilege leaves 1st & 3rd vols.; contemp. gilt-ruled calf, rebacked with panelled spines, thick roy. 4to. Paris, 1659.
MICHELANA ROJAS (F.) Viages Certificos en Todo el Mundo, desde 1822 hasta 1842 . . . portrait, engraved dedication leaf, 12 lithographed plates, folded map & plan, half title; old marbled boards, sometime rebacked with decorated calf spine, sm. 4to. Madrid, 1843. * little-known Pacific voyage, incl. substantial account of Australia.
PORTLOCK (N.) & DIXON (G.) An Abridgement of Portlock and Dixon's Voyage Round the World, performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788. First Octavo Edition. portrait frontispiece & lge. folded chart (N.W. Coast of America); contemp. half calf & marbled boards (spine replaced), old red label. 1789 * armorial bookplate of J.B. Heath & his dated signature (1802) on front blank.
KEATE (G.) An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the Western part of the Pacific Ocean. Compiled from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson . . . there shipwrecked in the Antelope, a packet belonging to the Honourable East India Company. 2nd edition. portrait folded chart & 15 other plates (some folded); contemp. calf, gilt-decorated & panelled spine with red label, 4to. 1788. * with only a few minor emendations from the original printing earlier in the same year,
JARDINE (W.) The Natural History of Humming-Birds. vol. II (only, of 2). engraved portrait & 30 hand-coloured plates, half-title, advert. leaves at end, loose in old cloth binding, sm. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1833. * the Naturalist's Library (ornithological series); sold with a few others of Victorian popular natural history (12)
SPOTSWOOD (J.) The History of the Church of Scotland . . . together with a great variety of others matters, both ecclesiastical and political . . . 3rd edition, corrected and amended. portrait frontis (by Hollar), dedication portrait (Charles I) & d-page map; old calf, roy. 4to. 1668. * includes a 12pp. Author's Life; sold with some quarto English Missals (mostly earlier 20th cent.); & a few other books.
Mid-19th Century English school portrait miniature of a young woman wearing a black dress set in an enamelled strut-back frame, watercolour on ivory, 6.5cm high, together with a Victorian miniature portrait of a child in a white dress with pink sash in double glazed frame inscribed 'H.L.C Dec. 20th 1864', 8cm high and an early Victorian portrait miniature of F.K.L James as a boy in a double glazed frame inscribed 'Born Aug 28th 1839', 3.8cms high (3).
A George II silver hinge lidded tankard, of baluster form, the cover mounted with a medallion, detailed with the portrait of Queen Anne, the body engraved with a coat of arms, a motto and with text, with a pierced thumbpiece, the scrolled handle with a heart shaped terminal, London 1741, gross weight 842 gms.
A gold, cultured pearl and gem set dress ring, decorated with flowerhead motifs, a 9ct gold, sapphire and an opal set cluster ring, a 9ct gold mounted oval shell cameo pendant, carved as the portrait of a lady and a pair of 9ct gold mounted shell cameo earrings, each carved as the portrait of a lady, the tops with wire fittings.
An oval shell cameo brooch, carved as the portrait of a classical lady, three 9ct gold and gem set half hoop rings, a sapphire and colourless gem set oval cluster pendant, with a matching pair of earrings, two further pairs of earrings, a pendant locket fob and a bracelet fitted with four charms.
A 9ct gold mounted oval shell cameo brooch, carved as the portrait of a lady, fitted with a safety chain, a smaller gold mounted oval shell cameo pendant brooch, carved as the portrait of a lady, detailed 750, two pairs of opal doublet earstuds, two opal doublet pendants, another pendant and a moonstone bracelet.
A Scottish silver circular brooch, with a Viking ship motif, a hexagonal brooch, designed as the portrait of a native girl, detailed Ster Silv, a silver brooch, in a Celtic design, detailed St Ninians Isle Reproduction No 1, Edinburgh 1967, twelve further brooches, nine rings, four pendants and three pairs of earclips.
A Victorian gilt metal mounted shaped oval brooch, glazed with a feathered hair locket compartment, a gold, red and colourless gem set brooch, a Victorian banded agate brooch, of pierced oval form, a heart shaped mosaic brooch and two shell cameo brooches, each carved as the portrait of a lady.
A group of three circular snuff boxes inset with portrait miniatures, late 18th century and later comprising; a pique inlaid blonde tortoiseshell example, finely painted with a miniature of King John VI of Portugal as Prince Regent, a tortoise shell circular 19th century inset with a miniature inscribed 'Duchess of Portsmouth 1740' and an ivory example with a painted pastoral scene on ivory within a blue and white painted enamel border, largest 7.5cm diameter.
A portrait of a Qajar minister, signed Khanazad Abu Al-Hasan III (Thalith), Qajar Iran, dated AH 1294/1877-78 AD, watercolour on paper, the bearded man wears an elaborate embroidered robe, with pearl and emerald decorations, a portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah hung around his neck, with black nasta'liq script reading 'Khanazad Abu al-Hasan thalith AH 1294', mounted, framed and glazed, painting 27.3cm x 17.7cm.
A portrait of the late Sam Khan Ilkhani, very probably by Sani Al-mulk (Abu Al-Hassan Ghaffari) and studio, Qajar, Iran, second half of the 19th century, watercolour on cream paper, shown full length, the bearded noble stands wearing a red boteh pattern coat over a blue tunic, with sash, dagger and star of honour, in a black hat, identified in nasta'liq script below, light rubbing and staining, mounted, framed and glazed, portrait 33.3cm x 20cm.
Portrait of Mullah Firuz Bin Ka'Us, Dastur of Bombay (1758-1830 AD), 19th century, oil on canvas, depicted half length wearing a brown coat with red trim over white robes, his white embroidered turban wrapped around a red cap, on dark brown ground, a long inscription in Pahlavi written in Gujerati script along the bottom edge, framed, 74cm x 56.3cm. Provenance: Sotheby's (?), London, 26th April 1991, lot 16. Mullah Firuz was a parsi dastur of Bombay, a renowned Zoroastrian high priest.
A quantity of Royal Doulton stoneware commemorative wares, all Lord Nelson (1758-1805), comprising; a lidded teapot, a large water jug (20.5cm high), two sucriers, a milk jug, a tankard and a miniature jug, all relief moulded with a portrait bust of Nelson, and titled 'England expects every man will do his duty' (7). Illustrated
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