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19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Lady in choker", miniature portrait study, head and shoulders, oval, oil on ivory, unsigned, 9 cm x 7 cm CONDITION REPORTS Picture appears to have some "chipping" to the outer edges where it has been under the frame and particularly to the lower left side just under frame, some slight flaking/"dotting" to the paintwork throughout, otherwise however picture appears sound and colours strong. Frame has knocks, bumps and some surface scratching throughout, lower left corner there is a 0.5 x 0.5 cm chip, and further in on lower edge there is a small pinhead size chip, right-hand side has a small pinhead size hole along the outer edge, knocks and bumps to corners.
Los 154
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Study of a lady seated with her daughter", portrait study, watercolour, heightened with white and body colour, unsigned, 30 cm x 22 cm CONDITION REPORTS Picture is slightly browned throughout, more particularly to the edges where it has been glued down, there are several spots of foxing to the plain paper in the top section, some rubbing to edges where it has been under a frame (please see photos), is slightly lifting on the corners from general age and wear, slightly dirty. Frame has a large amount of wear particularly to the edges and is very knocked and bumped along the top edge with at least a 5 cm x 2 cm section missing to frame along back edge, in very used and scratched condition throughout.
Los 210
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL IN THE 16TH CENTURY MANNER "Lady with pearl decorated headdress", a head and shoulders profile portrait study, oil on panel, unsigned, 34 cm x 25 cm CONDITION REPORTS Picture shows signs of some restoration throughout particularly to the lower left corner to the bottom of the frame approx. from a third of the way up running right to the bottom corner approx. 1 cm wide, then from the lower right corner towards the centre just above her shoulder neckline, all along the lower chin section to her necklace, several large areas of restoration to her hair in various places, the face also has one or two spots of restoration, one by the nose, several areas of restoration throughout the background and particularly round the edge of the frame. There has clearly been some chipping to the lower front of her bustline to the edge of the frame in at least two areas, one measuring 1 cm x 1 cm and another 2 cm x 2 cm and also a large amount of cracking/flaking to paintwork in this area. Underneath her necklace at the base of her neck there are at least three spots of flaking to the paintwork - just over pinhead size. There is some flaking/cracking to the paintwork to the back of her bun. Central bottom edge of painting around the top of her arm there are numerous spots and areas of flaking/chipping to paintwork - appears possibly to be heat damage where the painting may have been hung above a fireplace at some point. Painting is quite dirty, and is in need of sympathetic restoration to stabilise paintwork throughout. Frame has knocks and bumps throughout, particularly to the outer edges, top right-hand corner has a large amount of cracking to the decoration, frame is quite "bumped" to the gilding throughout particularly to the more raised areas (please see photos).
Los 215
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Gentleman (said to be General Villiers) in white stock , cream silk waistcoat and black overcoat, seated in a red leather covered library chair, folded papers in his left hand", a portrait study, half length, oil on canvas, unsigned, 92 cm x 71 cm CONDITION REPORTS Appears to have had restoration and revarnishing, with large areas showing up dark under UV light - including around head area, to background, etc. Frame with wear, cracks and chips, and some losses. Canvas has been relined.
Los 368
Little (Archibald John). Mount Omi and Beyond. A Record of Travel on the Thibetan Border, 1st ed., 1901, portrait frontispiece, folding map, half-tone illustrations, scattered light spotting, original pictorial cloth, corners bent, a little grubby, 8vo. Neate L43. “Account of journeys in 1892-97. The author passed close by vast snow-covered ranges which remained practically unexplored by Europeans. Omi-shan is a sacred mountain in north-west Szechuan.” (1)
Los 395
Visser-Hooft (Jenny). Among the Kara-Korum Glaciers in 1925, 1st ed., Edward Arnold, 1926, photogravure portrait frontis., two maps (including one folding), b & w photo. plates, orig. cloth gilt, dust-wrapper with some minor edge nicks, 8vo. Neate V19: “Account of the Netherlands 2nd Karakoram expedition, exploring the Batura, Hispar and Shamshal glaciers”. A near-fine copy. (1)
Los 421
Baillie-Grohman (William A.). Sport in the Alps. In the Past and Present..., 1st ed., A & C Black, 1896, photogravure frontispiece, b & w illustrations, a few spots, contemporary half calf, joints and edges rubbed, 4to, together with The Kilima-njaro Expedition. A Record of Scientific Exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa. And a General Description of the Natural History, Languages, and Commerce of the Kilima-njaro District, by H.H. Johnston, 1st ed., 1886, portrait frontispiece, folding maps, wood-engraved illustrations, 34 pp. pubs. list at end, a few spots, endpapers renewed, original pictorial cloth, rebacked, original spine relaid, a few stains, 8vo, plus Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69, by Edward Whymper, 5th ed., 1900, folding maps illustrations, one or two tears, light spots, a.e.g., original blue cloth gilt, 8vo, with others mountaineering and polar (approx 60)
Los 428
Hedin (Sven). Central Asia and Tibet Towards the Holy City of Lassa, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1903, portrait frontispiece to each, four folding maps (one with marginal tear), numerous half-tone illustrations, t.e.g., original red cloth gilt, vol. II spine faded, dampstains at head of lower cover, 8vo. (2)
Los 440
Mannering (George Edward). With Axe and Rope in the New Zealand Alps, 1st ed., 1891, folding map, b & w plates, pubs. 24 pp. list at end, previous owner stamps, a few spots, original burgundy cloth gilt, spine faded, light dampstains, 8vo, together with Ross (Malcolm), A Climber in New Zealand, 1st ed., 1914, half tone plates (one loose), 8 pp. ads at end, one leaf torn from rough opening at end, a few spots, previous owner isncription, original green cloth, joints slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Turner (Samuel), The Conquest of the New Zealand Alps, 1st ed., 1922, portrait frontispiece, map & half-tone plates, a couple of leaves loose, a few spots, original blue cloth, 8vo. (3)
Los 443
Peck (Annie S.). A Search for the Apex of America. High Mountain Climbing in Peru and Bolivia Including the Conquest of Huascaran, with some Observations on the Country and People Below, 1st ed., New York, 1911, portrait frontispiece, folding map, half-tone illustrations, light toning, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine a little rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator, by Edward Whymper 2 vols. including Supplement 1891-92, folding map contained in vol. I rear pocket, illustrations, presentation inscription, bookplates, original green cloth, spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Le Roy Jeffers’ The Call of the Mountains. Rambles Among the Mountains and Canyons of the United States and Canada, 1923. First book Neate P36. The author was a founder member of the American Alpine Club. (4)
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Cunningham (C.D. & Abney, Captain W. de W.). A Facsimile of Christian Almer’s Fuhrerbuch 1856-1894, Reproduced under the Superintendence of C.D. Cunningham and Capt. W. De W. Abney, C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S. (Late) R.E., Sampson Low, 1896, photogravure portrait frontispiece, two b & w illusts, a.e.g., armorial bookplate, orig. cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to extrems, 8vo. Exlibris Frederick Gardiner with his bookplate. Neate C157. Number 60 of 200 copies. Christian Almer (1826-1898) was a Swiss mountain guide and famously made the first ascent of many Alpine peaks, including the Eiger. Here is reproduced his official guide certificate along with the many handwritten recommendations he received from the climbers who he accompanied. This publication caused a furore in Alpine circles and after only 68 copies were sold, the plates were destroyed. (1)
Los 19
Coolidge (William Augustus Brevoort). The Alpine Career (1868-1914) of Frederick Gardiner, printed for private circulation, [Woolton: Mrs Gardiner], 1920, but later facsimile reprint, c.1970s?, single portrait plate, orig. printed paper wrappers, 8vo. Neate C125: “Frederick Gardiner (1850-1919) was a Liverpool shipowner. He was a keen advocate of climbing in Britain and of guideless Alpine climbing”. Only 50 copies of the original edition were printed. An excellent copy. (1)
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Crowley (Aleister). The Spirit of Solitude. An Autohagiography Subsequently Re-Antichristened. The Confessions of Aleister Crowley, 2 vols., Mandrake Press, 1929, photogravure port. frontis. to each, b & w illusts. from photos, t.e.g., orig. off-white cloth, spines lettered and blocked in gilt, upper covers lettered and blocked in black with a caricature portrait of ‘The Beast’, a little rubbed and finger-soiled, royal 8vo (Neate C153), together with Symonds (John), The Great Beast. The Life of Aleister Crowley, 2nd imp.., 1951, b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in torn d.j., 8vo (Neate S208), and three others related. Self-styled ‘The Great Beast’, Crowley dabbled in black magic, was possibly the most extraordinary figure in the history of mountaineering. He climbed the Alps and led expeditions to K2 (1902) and Kanchenjunga (1905). (6)
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Freshfield (Douglas W.). The Life of Horace Benedict de Saussure, 1st ed., 1920, portrait frontispiece, b & w illustrations, one or two spots, map endpaper at front, original burgundy cloth, edges lightly rubbed, corners a little bumbed, 8vo. Neate F67. “This book gained Freshfield an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Geneva. A delightful study of early mountaineering and life in eighteenth century Geneva.” (1)
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Gribble (Francis). The Early Mountaineers, 1st ed., 1899, b & w plates, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, a little dampstaining to final portion, 8vo, together with Lake Geneva and its Literary Landmarks, 1st ed., Westminster, 1901, photogravure portrait frontis. of Rousseau, numerous b & w plates, t.e.g., orig. dec. cloth, rubbed and faded to spine, 8vo, plus Geneva Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis & May Hardwicke Lewis, A & C Black, 1908, colour plates, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, 4to. Neate G67 (first item): “Authoritative and detailed record of pre-nineteenth century mountaineering in the Alps and Pyrenees”. (3)
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Innerleithen Alpine Club. Principal Excursions of the Innerleithen Alpine Club during the Years 1889-94; with a Memoir of the Late Mr Robert Mathison, First President of the Club, 1st ed., pub. John McQueen, “Scottish Border Record” Office, Galashiels, 1895, photo. portrait frontis., fifteen b & w photo. illusts, orig. maroon cloth, a litle fraying to head and foot of spine, 8vo. Neate I08. (1)
Los 55
Le Blond (Elizabeth Alice Frances). The High Alps in Winter; or, Mountaineering in Search of Health. By Mrs. Fred Burnaby, 1st ed., 1883, mounted portrait photograph frontis., two maps (including one folding), four wood engraved plates, 32 pp. publisher’s catalogue to rear, orig. pictorial cloth gilt, a little fraying to extrems, 8vo, together with High Life and Towers of Silence, 1st ed., 1886, b & w plates, a.e.g., contemp. maroon half calf with gilt dec. spine, 8vo, and two other copies of the same work, both bound in the original cloth, one dampstained, plus True Tales of Mountain Adventure for Non-Climbers Young and Old, 1903, b & w photo. plates, modern cloth gilt, all 8vo. Neate L21, L22 & L26. Elizabeth Le Blond was married three times and also wrote as Mrs Burnaby and Mrs Main. (5)
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Swiss Alpine Club. Inauguration of the Cabane Britannia on the Klein Allalinhorne Saas Fee, August 17th, 1912, and Obituary Notices and Portrait of Clinton Dent, pub. Association of the British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club, 1913, b & w photo. plates, loosely inserted leaflet raising subscriptions for a memorial to Clinton Dent, orig. green cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to extrems, 8vo. Neate A67: “The Britannia hut is the only mountain refuge in the Alps built enirely by money raised by British climbers. Clinton Dent was the first president of the Association, 1909-12”. Bookplate of mountaineer William Cecil Slingsby (1849-1929), best known for many first ascents in Norway. (1)
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Moore (A.W.). The Alps in 1864. A Private Journal, ed. Alex. B.W. Kennedy, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1902, portrait frontispiece, maps and b & w illustrations, a few spots, t.e.g., original green cloth, spine a little toned, a few light stains, 8vo. Neate M137. “The Alpine Club hold his later unpublished diaries, parts of which were incorporated into the 1902 edition, including his account of the first ascent of the famous Brenva ice-ridge on Mont Blanc.” (1)
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Turner (Samuel). The Conquest of the New Zealand Alps, 1st ed., 1922, half-tone plates, original blue cloth, spine a little faded, a trifle rubbed, 8vo, together with Siberia. A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration, 2nd ed., 1911, portrait frontispiece, b & w plates, occasional spotting, label pasted to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth, edges rubbed, 8vo, plus My Climbing Adventures in Four Continents, 2nd impression, 1913, b & w illustrations, some spotting, previous owner signatures and sticker to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, spine lettering faded, 8voNeate T70; T72; T71. (3)
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Jones (Owen Glynne). Rock-Climbing in the English Lake District, 2nd ed., G.P. Abraham & Sons, Keswick, 1900, 31 collotype photo. plates including portrait frontis. of Jones, 9 litho. route diagrams, 9 pp. pictorial mountaineering trade catalogue bound-in at rear, orig. cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to extrems, 8vo. Neate J35. Jones was killed on the Dent Blanche in 1899. This second edition includes a 36 pp. “Memoir” of Jones by W.M. Crook, a portrait of the author and some other additions. (1)
Los 242
Shairp (John Campbell). Life and Letters of James David Forbes, 1st ed., 1873, portrait frontispiece, folding maps, illustrations, a few spots, prize label, original cloth, edges lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Frank Cunningham’s James David Forbes. Pioneer Scottish Glaciologist, 1990 . Neate S46. Biography of the Scottish scientist who was one of the first to carry out systematic Alpine exploration, and also visited Norway in the course of his glaciological studies. He spans the era from de Saussure to Alfred Wills. (2)
Los 247
Whillans (Don & Ormerod, Alick). Don Whillans. Portrait of a Mountaineer, 1st ed., 1971, signed to half-title by Don Whillans, Nat Allen & Joe Brown, b&w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, some wear, in d.j., small tear to rear wrapper, 8vo, together with Brown (Joe), The Hard Years. An Autobiography, 1st ed., 1967, signed to title by Joe Brown, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Jones (Trevor & Millburn, Geoff), Welsh Rock. 100 Years of Climbing in North Wales, 1st ed., 1986, signed to front endpaper by Trevor Jones, Geoff Milburn & Joe Brown, b&w illusts., orig. col. pict. boards, 8vo, plus two others, comprising Rope Boy, by Dennis Gray, 1970 & Mountain Lover, 1990, both signed by Dennis Gray (5)
Los 251
Young (Geoffrey Winthrop). Collected Poems, 1st ed., 1936, with 24-line manuscript poem on rear free endpaper, plus two leaves of manuscript poems loosely inserted, and author’s typed letter signed mounted on front pastedown, orig. cloth in sl. frayed and price-clipped d.j. (Neate Y15), together with Freedom. Poems, 1st ed., 1914, some minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth gilt, (Neate Y16) and April and Rain. Poems, 1st ed., 1923, orig. cloth, a trifle rubbed, (Neate Y14), all 8vo, and two others related, plus a silver gelatin portrait photograph of Geoffrey Winthrop Young, by Douglas Milner, boldly signed and dated by Young, 1952 (24 x 19cm) (6)
Los 320
Peck (Annie S.). High Mountain Climbing in Peru & Bolivia. A Search for the Apex of America Including the Conquest of Huascaran, with some Observations on the Country and People Below, 1st UK ed., 1912, portrait frontispiece, half-tone illustrations, marginal waterstain and some spotting, press cuttings at front, ink annotation to half title, t.e.g., later cloth with original upper cover illustration relaid, a few stains, 8vo. Neate P36. 1st UK edition of A Search for the Apex of America, first published in New York in 1911. Peck climbed the Matterhorn and was a founder member of American Alpine Club. (1)
Los 343
Cumming (Constance F. Gordon). From the Hebrides to the Himalayas. A Sketch of Eighteen Months’ Wanderings in Western Isles and Eastern Highlands, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1876, wood-engraved illustrations, scattered light spotting, modern calf-backed boards, 8vo, together with In the Forbidden Land. An Account of a Journey in Tibet, Capture by the Tibetan Authorities, Imprisonment, Torture and Ultimate Release, 1st one-volume ed., 1899, portrait frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, occasional spotting, prize label, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, plus Lhasa and its Mysteries. With a Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904, by L. Austine Waddell, 1st ed., 1905, folding map, three colour plates, half-tone illustrations, library stamps at front, modern cloth, slight soiling, 8vo, with others related including Andrew Wilson’s The Abode of Snow. Observations on a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya, 1875 and Edmund Candler’s On the Edge of the World, 1919 (12)
Los 355
Harrer (Heinrich). Seven Years in Tibet, 1st English ed., 1953, signed by the author, colour frontis., b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in slightly fraying dust-wrapper, together with I Come from the Stone Age, 1st English ed., 1964, colour and b & w plates, orig. cloth in dust-wrapper, and The White Spider: The Story of the North Face of the Eiger, 1st English ed., 1965, b & w illusts, orig. cloth in dust-wrapper, plus Bell (Charles), Portrait of the Dalai Lama, 1st ed., 1946, colour frontis., numerous b & w photo. plates, orig. cloth, dust-wrapper with some minor edge fraying, all 8vo, plus two others written by Harrer comprising Return to Tibet (1984) and Lost Lhasa (1992) Neate H38-H41. (6)
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18TH CENTURY SCHOOL Head and shoulder portrait of Bacchus, black and rust chalk over pencil traces, 9" x 6.75"The paper has several creases, mainly a vertical crease approximately 1cm in from the right hand edge. It is not clear actually if this is a crease or whether it is an extension of the main paper. There is a further crease to the lower left hand corner and a further crease to the top right hand corner. There is a small tear on the bottom edge to the right hand side running approximately 1.5cms into the work. Slight foxing overall and surface dirt to the paper consistent with age. Please note this condition report has been prepared with the work under glass.
Los 67
AFTER MICHELANGELO Head and shoulders study of a screaming classical figure, bearing signature and further numerical references, red conte pencil, 7.75" x 6.5", and a similar portrait of a woman (2)Screaming Head - there are several minor creases to the paper where it has become rippled under the mount. Slight greying surface dirt overall, but the image is still striking. Serene Head - there are several creases to the paper overall and slight surface dirt consistent with age. Please note that these condition reports have been prepared with each picture under a mount and behind glass.
Los 72
AFTER THOMAS BAXTER (1782-1821) Portrait of Horatia, daughter of Nelson and Emma Hamilton standing beside her rocking horse, unsigned, watercolour over pencil traces, 7.5" x 6.5"Faded overall. With slight surface discolouration, more visible around the girl`s head. Please note this condition report has been prepared with the painting under a black and gilt glass mount and behind a further layer of glass.
Los 73
ATTRIBUTED TO ALICIA H LAIRD (1846-1865), Portrait of a girl with brown ribbons in her hair holding a hat of flowers, apparently unsigned, inscribed "By AH Laird, Dunnett Gwynne House, August 11th 1842", verso, watercolour, pen and ink, 11" x 9.5"Slight fading to the colours overall, particularly to the paler tones within the sky area. Surface discolouration to the paper overall, particularly to the left hand side where roughed mottling and foxing is visible. There is a small worm type hole to the paper in the bottom left area and dust and old thunder flies are trapped between the paper and the glass. No other damage or restoration is visible. Please note this condition report has been prepared with the work under glass. The gilt gesso frame has cracking and major losses.
Los 84
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th century A side portrait profile of a gentleman, initialled JB and dated November 2nd 1828, pencil, 6.75" x 5.75"The paper has discoloured to a yellowy brown and the colour is deeper to the edges of the work where the mount meets the paper. As a result the defining of the gentleman`s full head is slightly lost. No other damage or restoration is visible. Please note this condition report has been prepared with the sketch under a mount and behind glass.
Los 85
WALTER RICHARD SICKERT (1860-1942) "Study for Sinn Fein” a portrait of a seated man wearing a cap, titled and signed lower right, chalk on brown paper, 10" x 6.75". See illustrationProvenance: The Countess of Darnley.Purchased in the 1930`s possibly from the Le Fevre Gallery.Thence by descent.The black and white pastel image is clear on the brown paper which shows no signs of damage or restoration. The signature and inscription in ink is crisp and clearly legible. Please note this condition report has been prepared with the image under a mount and behind glass.
Los 176
ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1580 An oval portrait miniature of a lady, traditionally identified as Margaret, Duchess of Parma, oil on copper, 3" x 2.5", in an early giltwood frame carved with a winged cherub above scrolling foliage and a floral wreath, 7" high overall.Margaret, Duchess of Parma, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V of Spain.Provenance: Private collection, Sherborne, Dorset.The painted surface is a little dirty but appears to be in quite good condition. The frame appears intact with some minor losses to the surface gilt.
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FOLLOWER OF GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) A bust-length portrait of a young lady, thought to be the Duchess-Countess of Sutherland, with her hair up tied with a ribbon, painted in an oval with a landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 30" x 25", in a carved giltwood frame.Exhibited: The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum `1740-1840` Exhibition.Provenance: A Deceased Estate, New Forest, HampshireSurface craquelure and dirt. Several small spots of a foreign white substance on the painted surface. Several losses to the frame.
Los 186
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th century A bust-length portrait of a gentleman wearing a dark coat with light undergarments, a red ground beyond, oil on canvas, 30" x 25", in a gilt frameA significant tear in the canvas, lower left, and also a small puncture and area of surface loss near the figure`s chin. Also several other areas of minor surface loss around the edges. Surface wear and dirt. Several losses to the surface around the edges of the frame.
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th century A naive portrait of a boy and girl, she holding a basket of flowers, oil on canvas, 30" x 25", in a gilt gesso frameProvenance: With Frost & ReedPrivate collection, HampshireRe-lined. The painted surface appears in quite good condition. Some cracking and old repairs to the gesso frame and minor losses.
Los 206
FOLLOWER OF GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) A mythological portrait of a semi-naked young lady, possibly Emma, Lady Hamilton, oil on canvas, 30" x 25"Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire.Re-lined. There is a cluster to the right of the head of small losses in the painted surface. The surface of the paint is also somewhat flat.
Los 242
ENGLISH SCHOOL, early 20th century A portrait of Roland Burke Williams (1887-1916), killed in action during the First World War, inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 30" x 25"There is some craquelure in the painted surface, most visible in the lower area. There are also one or two minor surface losses to the paint. Possible re-touching. Some surface losses to the gesso on the frame.£300-600
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ERNEST WALLCOUSINS (1883-1976) A three-quarter portrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), wearing a bow tie and standing before a table displaying St. George slaying the Dragon, oil on canvas, 54" x 35"The model of St George and The Dragon appears to have been added to this work sometime after its initial creation. It`s presence has several possible layers of symbolic meaning. Firstly, it may represent the Allied victory of good over evil during World War II. In addition, as St George is the patron saint of Moscow, it may be emblematic of the alliance between Britain and Russian at the time. It may also have been added to celebrate Elizabeth II`s Coronation in 1953. Finally, the presence of St George and The Dragon could allude to the Great George insignia given by Queen Anne to John Churchill, Ist Duke of Marlborough, to celebrate his victory at the Battle of Blenheim. Sir Winston Churchill wore this very insignia at the Coronation of Elizabeth II. This portrait is illustrated opposite page 1 of The Victory Book, published by Odhams Press Ltd to commemorate the Allied victory in World War II. A copy of this publication is included with this lot. Ernest Wallcousins (1883-1976) was appointed as the official illustrator for all Royal occasions between 1935 and 1963.Provenance: Private collection, London. THE VENDOR WISHES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO BE ADDED:A PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL CELEBRATING VICTORY, 1945, FEATURING ST GEORGE SLAYING THE DRAGON BY C.E. WALLCOUSINS THE ILLUSTRATOR FOR ALL ROYAL OCCASIONS 1935-1963.The portrait shows Churchill in a book lined room, thought to be a representation of the Cabinet Room and of hist literacy and rhetoric genius, standing behind a table with his hand on a Mercator`s map of the world which symbolises his role as the great strategist globally of the Second World War.St George slaying the Dragon in front of Churchill was added later, perhaps alluding to the Marlborough Great George insignia of his forbear, John Churchill. Winston Churchill wore this insignia on the event of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June, 1953, the 60th anniversary of which is this year. Overall condition of this painting appears quite good with light surface dirt and discolouration. There is a small patch visible on the reverse corresponding with the position of the St. George`s and The Dragon, which were later additions. There are also minor surface losses to the gilt frame.
Los 254
* RUSKIN SPEAR (1911-1990) `Sid Head`, signed and titled verso, oil on board, 24" x 20"The sitter of this portrait is identified in the letter attached to the back of the painting as a regular at the Cross Keys and the Carpenters Arms in London W6. He was, at the time, a film stand-in for Telly Savalas.
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AN IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC SET OF FOUR VICTORIAN MEDALS awarded to Lieutenant .F. Abbott R.N. comprising; An Indian General Service Medal with Perak Bar, A South Africa Medal with 1879 Bar, An Egypt Medal with 1882 dated reverse, and a Khedive`s StarThe associated miniatures, and a larger quantity of related ephemera and family documentation to include letters to and from his parents, sketches, photographs, newspaper cuttings, hand written notes on various naval subjects, naval instructions and many other related items.Four Journals: A private journal covering the period from January 1st 1874-March 1875. A journal and Remark book covering the period 1874-1877, a similar journal from October 1877-1878 and another from January 1879-1882.These fascinating journals include the necessary information of navigation and climate that would be important to a Naval officer, as well as personal reflections and reports of the day to day activities. These journals explain more thoroughly than any other source the day to day operation of the late Victorian Navy, details of taking on board coal, deaths of seaman in accidents, exercises with newly developed torpedos, playing croquet, dining ashore and the many other varied activities are all recorded in great detail.Two photograph albums: Containing numerous large format photographs of such subjects as landscape views, group photographs of ships companies for HMS Active, HMS Minotaur, ruins at Alexandria, `Bob` the bear aboard ship, HMS Shah at anchor, the British residency at Bauda Bahru, the Ex-Sultan & Chiefs of Perak and many other similar subjects.All contained in a seaman`s chest.Provenance: The family of Thomas Francis Abbott and thence by descentSee illustration (3 photographs, medal, portrait group shot)
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283287 Los(e)/Seite