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Preisdatenbank abonnierenProf. Uche Okeke (Nigerian, 1933-2016)'Ana was not there, only Darkness' signed and dated 'Uche Okeke 1976' (lower left)watercolour and bodycolour23.5 x 32cm (9 1/4 x 12 5/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceA private UK collection.In Igbo mythology Ana is the mother-goddess. The artist claimed that he drew inspiration from Asele, a mythical designer, who derived her creativity from Ana.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994)Head of Osagboivo signed 'ENWONWU/ BEN ENWONWU/ 1949' (to the side of the neck)wood44 x 16 x 19cm (17 5/16 x 6 5/16 x 7 1/2in).Footnotes:ProvenancePurchased by grandfather of vendor directly from the artist during his time in Lagos as technical director of Nigerian Breweries until independence;Thence by descent to present owner.ExhibitedLondon, Berkeley Gallery, 1950.London, Galerie Apollinaire, July - August 1950. Cat. no. 13.Washington D.C., Howard University, 1950.Boston, Schweitzer Foundation Festival of Arts, 1950.New York, Roosevelt House at Hunter College, 1950.New York, Vasser College, 1950.New York, Syracuse University, 1950.Vermont, Bennington College, 1950.'The quality of a piece of sculpture carved in ebony is like having produced a metallic wooden sculpture. This is more so when it is highly polished but I prefer to leave my pieces a little dull.' - Ben Enwonwu, 1950This ebony head was carved by Enwonwu in Benin City, Nigeria in 1949, shortly after the artist had returned from the UK. Enwonwu spent time with the traditional carvers in Benin, in order to learn more about their techniques. Enwonwu said the following about this sculpture when he visited the United States for an exhibition and lecture tour in 1950:''Head of Osagboivo' is a portrait. Mr. Osagboivo is head of the Benin Wood Carving Guild in Benin City. His father was a carver but unlike the time of his father, he has to work in the Native Administration Department, where the old art has become another, of cheap commercialism. Osagboivo does not like the idea. But what the Nigerian needs, is to develop a conscious, aesthetic appreciation of art and the artist, to have a critical sense of evaluation of the artistic merits and demerits. This above all else, would maintain a continuity of good work which is lacking today in all Africa. But the people would have to have an art school in which these thing can be taught to them.For I feel that the West African, having lost his art, is incapable of recognising art when he sees it. But the reason for the disappearance of the aesthetic traditions of Africa is the fault of the British Government who have not created opportunities for the younger generation to pursue the art studies that are of great importance today in all West African colonies.Even Osagboivo knows this and he complains bitterly. He remembers the days of yore in Benin City, when his father was an eminent master craftsman of the Court of Oba Ado, King of there Benins.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Chéri Samba (Democratic Republic of Congo, born 1956)Qui Cersent La Tombe de L'Afrique? (Who Digs the Grave of Africa?) signed and dated 'Chéri SAMBA/ SEPT/NOV/ 94' (lower left)acrylic and glitter on canvas 129 x 192cm (50 13/16 x 75 9/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Acquired directly from the artist;The collection of Jean Pigozzi;Sotheby's sale, Contemporary African Art from the collection of Jean Pigozzi', 24th June 1999, lot 52;A private collection.Cheri Samba's colourful and bold works are characterised by their comic book style narratives. Often satirical, his scenes indict the leadership in his native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and simultaneously remind his audience of the destructive and far reaching consequences of European colonialism.This painting asks the following question:'Qui creusent la tombe de l'afrique? est-ce que les occidentaux ou bien les africains eux meme? (Who is it that digs Africa's grave? Is it the Westerners or the Africans themselves?)'The figure on the right is being force-fed from a bottle by two white Europeans. He protests indignantly:'Je ne veux pas manger cette nourriture democratique. Elle est trop amere, elle a beaucoup des lois. Elle ne m'interesse pas, je suis grand assez pour me choisir ma nourriture mais pas celle-ci. (I do not want to eat this democratic food. She is too bitter, she has too many laws. She does not interest me, I am old enough to choose my own food but not this one.'Meanwhile, the two emaciated bodies lying prone to his left lament that they are starving to death:'La democratie est une valeur irreversible mais elle est tres male venue en afrique. Les politiciens ne veulent pas s'entendre et pendant ce temps, nous peuples, ne faisons que mourir de faim. Les occidentaux ont aussi leur part de responsabilite parce que ils n'avaient pas resolu d'abord le problem d'ethnies. (Democracy is an irreversible value but it has come to Africa very badly. The politicians do not want to get along, and meanwhile all of us , the people, are starving. Westerners also have their share of responsibility because they did not first resolve the problem of ethnicities.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * W* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.W Objects displayed with a 'W' will be located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966)Portrait of an Indian woman signed and dated 'Irma Stern/ 1945' (upper right)watercolour 37 x 29.5cm (14 9/16 x 11 5/8in).(excluding frame).mounted in artist's original raffia frame.Footnotes:ProvenanceCollection of Mr. Harold Hanson (1904-1973).By direct descent.Harold Hanson was one of the most highly regarded lawyers practising in South Africa in the 1950s and 60s. He studied at the University of Witwatersrand and was called to the bar in 1926.Harold was a fervent advocate for civil liberty and on a number of occasions agreed to defend the accused without a fee. He was best known for his contribution to the Rivonia Trial in June 1964, in which he argued mitigation for Nelson Mandela and nine other men who had been accused of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the State.It was during this trial that Harold established a friendship with the young advocate, Sydney Kentridge. Kentridge later acknowledged the importance of the older man's guidance, crediting him as an invaluable mentor:'Harold was one of the most extraordinary advocates I have ever heard in any court. It is not easy to anyalze or even describe the essence of his brilliance. His performance in court was in every case based on meticulous preparation...yet it was always delivered with spontaneous eloquence which gripped the listener. He was always able to command the interest, if not the sympathy, of the judges.'Harold Hanson also had a keen appreciation for the arts. This painting was acquired by him along with another gouache by Irma Stern (lot 29) circa 1950s, and has been in the family's collection ever since.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
IKUKO IWAMOTO (born 1971); three small slip cast porcelain bottles, painted marks, tallest 15cm (3).Born in Japan and educated in the UK, Iwamoto is a London-based Japanese artist who uses porcelain to create eccentric table top pieces and sculpture. Her fundamental inspiration comes from intricate and fragile looking structures and odd forms found in the microscopic world.Provenance: Purchased from Contemporary Ceramics, London, 2015.Additional InformationAppears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.
BANKSY (born 1975)Girl with Balloon, 2004 signed, dated, numbered 82/150 and further inscribed AP/DN in pencilscreenprint in colours60 x 50cm (23 5/8 x 19 11/16in).with the publisher's blindstamp, Pictures on Walls, LondonFootnotes:This lot has been inspected by Pest Control and the Certificate of Authenticity is in the process of being issued.Possibly one of the most iconic artworks of the 21st century, Banksy Girl with Balloon has acquired a notoriety to which few contemporary works can lay claim. A favourite with the public and collectors alike, it was elected 'Britain's favourite work of art' in a Samsung poll in 2017. Its fame is based not only on the minimal design, universal message and straightforward approach, but also on the various events punctuating the life of the artwork.Originally created as a stencil mural on Waterloo Bridge on the Southbank, London, in 2002, with the inscription There is Always Hope written nearby, the stencil was eventually painted over by the council. This was to be the fate of other murals of this image in various locations across London and none remain today. One of these, stencilled on a wall in Shoreditch, London, was removed in 2014, exhibited at the controversial exhibition Stealing Banksy? and eventually sold at auction. In the meantime, Banksy had created a limited edition print of the image in 2004, of which 150 were signed, such as the present impression. With the idea of making his stencil work accessible to all, the print was offered through the print house collective Pictures on Walls, who describe their first encounter with Banksy about producing a screenprint of Girl with Balloon as follows,Some idiot from Bristol came into the office after a night spraying the streets and showed us what he'd been up to. 'Maybe that would work as a print' - we thought, its only two colours, how could we screw that up?By 2007 the print was already making its first appearance at auction and, ironically, as Banksy's original stencils were removed from their walls one after the other, his prints proliferated, and his visibility and status increased.By 2014, there were not many people who did not know about Banksy, and who did not instantly recognize Girl with Balloon. In March that year, Banksy re-worked the original image at the occasion of the third anniversary of the Syrian conflict, with the little girl wearing a headscarf. The motif was also projected onto the Eiffel Tower and the Nelson's Column to raise awareness about the devastating conflict and remind us all that the image was, first and foremost, a symbol of hope, rallying support for the victims of the war. Celebrities joined the campaign which quickly went viral. In the context of this sale dedicated to Pop and Street Art, Banksy can be seen as following the example of Keith Haring, whose murals and print projects contained charged political messages (lot 10 –Untitled 2, from Free South Africa). On another level, he also follows in the steps of another iconic Pop artist, Andy Warhol, in the way he carefully and playfully handles his image and his success, never scared to remind everyone – and the art world in particular – of the irony with which he responds to his celebrity status. One of the most famous instances of this – an event that acted as the pinnacle to the renown of Girl with Balloon – occurred in 2018 when one version on canvas, moments after selling over £1M at auction, started to automatically self-destruct through a hidden shredding mechanism that had been placed in the frame by the artist years before. Making headlines the world over, appropriately renamed Love is in the Bin by Banksy afterwards, and happily kept by the new owner, the image went from a universal symbol of hope, to achieving a cult status as one of the best art stunts ever orchestrated. Today Girl with Balloon is the artist's most sought-after print.The symbolism of the work should not be overlooked. For his most recent project, a boat Banksy financed to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean Sea, it is a painting of the little girl again that adorns the boat, this time wearing a life vest and holding a heart-shaped buoy, with the same gesture as the Girl with Balloon. A reminder that hope remains the main message of this iconic work, which is also what gives it the timelessness that is essential to all great and iconic artworks. We are delighted to be offering both the present signed impression and an unsigned impression (lot 95) of this celebrated print in the sale.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Robert Indiana (1928-2018)The Book of Love, 1996 each screenprint signed, dated and numbered 17/200 in pencil, each poem initialled and dated in pencilthe set of 12 screenprints in colours and 12 poems with embossing on A.N.W. Crestwood Museum paper, loose (as issued) in the original brown paper-covered portfolio61 x 51cm (24 x 20 1/16in).Footnotes:Robert Indiana was one of the key figures of the Pop Art movement in America, acclaimed for his simple striking images, vivid use of colour and works employing words and numbers and best known for his iconic LOVE image. This was produced in a series of prints, paintings, sculptures and even stamps, which quickly pervaded popular consciousness in the 1960s and became one of the most recognizable images of Post-war art.A self-proclaimed 'American painter of signs', Indiana was inspired by the images of his Midwestern childhood, using the everyday symbols of roadside America such as highway road signs, billboards and commercial logos to create a bold, graphic style . Two held a particular resonance for the artist, the 'EAT' sign above the diner where his mother worked and 'PHILLIPS 66', the oil company his father worked for, with its striking red and green logo. Both were to influence his choice of colour and the incorporation of words and numbers into his work. The colours later used for Love were described by Indiana as 'the red and green of that sign against the blue Hoosier sky'.Arriving in New York in 1954, Indiana subscribed to the Hard-Edge school of painting, which employs sharp lines to separate blocks of colour and experiments with geometric shapes. He met and fell in love with Ellsworth Kelly who was an exponent of this technique and was a major influence on Indiana. Kelly's painting Red Blue Green (1963) is believed to be the partial inspiration for the Love colour palette. In New York Indiana joined a community of artists in Coenties Slip, an abandoned port in southeast Manhattan, whose warehouses provided materials which could be used in the creation of sculptural works. Here, he found some 19th Century brass stencils, which prompted him to start using numbers and words in his work and to create his own distinctive style.The first appearance of LOVE was a 1961 painting, 4-Star Love, in which four stars are stacked above the word 'Love', which would provide the inspiration for stacking the letters in the subsequent images. The next incarnation was the 1964 painting, Love Is God, inspired by the inscription 'God is Love' seen in the Christian Science churches he had attended with his mother. In 1964 the Museum of Modern Art in New York commissioned Indiana to design its Christmas card. Inspired by his paintings, he chose the word LOVE, with the LO and VE stacked on top of one another to fit the square format of the card and slanted the 'O' to create extra visual interest and kept to minimal vibrant colours. He offered several colour combinations and the museum chose the red letters on a blue and green background. The result was the best-selling Christmas card in the museum's history and the cementing of an iconic image in the public consciousness. It symbolized the timeless and universal emotions of affection, hope and optimism. For Indiana, the image carried a Christian message of brotherly love, but on a personal level, it was also an expression of his love for Ellsworth Kelly.The Book of Love Portfolio was the culmination of decades of work devoted to this subject, fulfilling the artist's passion for the interplay between words and images. It contains twelve screenprints in diverse colour combinations, which illustrate his twelve poems, written between 1958 and 1973. These contemplate the nature of love and forgiveness, and contain the idea of love as a driving force in artistic endeavour.LOVE was emblematic of the idealism and free-love of the 1960s. Indiana's mastery of colour and use of words to explore themes of identity and love meant that the work achieved a universal popularity and secured its status as an icon of 20th Century art.In the artist's own words, 'The LOVE is a concrete poem as far as I'm concerned. Just a one word poem. Love is a noun and a verb and so one must decide what my love is. It's a command, love, and it's a subject, love.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BANKSY (born 1975)Gold Flag, 2007 signed in black felt-tip pen, numbered 29/112 on the reversescreenprint on gold Chromalux paper50 x 70cm (19 11/16 x 27 9/16in).with the publisher's blindstamp, Pictures on Walls, LondonFootnotes:This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control Office.Banksy, known for engaging with the political and social issues of the day, regularly uses his art to critique modern ideas inherent in our society. His satirical and often dark humour touches on key themes including; war, class, consumerism, capitalism and imperialism. In Gold Flag, Banksy directly references Joe Rosenthal's renowned photograph of U.S Soldiers raising the American Flag after seizing the island of Iwo Jima on Mount Suribachi on 9th February, 1945. The photograph, captured during world war II, won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography and was later used by sculptor, Felix de Wildon, to create the life-sized War Memorial in Virginia dedicated to all US marines who lost their lives serving their country. In Gold Flag, however, Banksy replaces the patriotic soldiers with a group of urban kids who clamber up and stand victoriously over a dilapidated car. The seizure of the prized hillside in Japan is replaced with the reclamation of a burned-out vehicle. The two girls, who proudly brandish the American flag over the car, are highlighted against a golden orb in what seems to be a world without adults. Banksy released Flags in two colours; editions of both gold and silver. The source of colour, often referred to as the sun or the moon, frames the children in an otherwise black deserted landscape. By using one singular colour, in this case gold on smooth wove metallic paper, the stark contrast creates a haunting and melancholy scene around the rebel children. Children are often a central motif in Banksy's work, used to symbolise the future as well as the severity of the issues being addressed. In Gold Flag, like in much of Banksy's art, its context is open to interpretation with some speculating that the children represent America's youth, still ambitious to achieve the 'American Dream'. Others suggest it might be a comment on the amount of money spent on war, leaving millions of men, women and children unsupported in ghettos or even a nod to the moon landing. Banksy, who once described his art as a form of underclass 'revenge' that allows power to be taken from the elite and given to the individual, once again leaves it up to the viewer to decide its meaning.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ASCRIBED TO PAULUS CONSTANTIN LA FARGUE (1729-1782) The entrance gates to Huis ten Bosch, the front of the palace visible beyond with formal gardens along the drive, bears signature lower right, oil on canvas, 36.5cm x 47.5cm; and the companion painting of the rear of Huis ten Bosch with figures and a cavalryman approaching the gates and a sentry beside his box (2). Provenance: Almost certainly a gift from King Willem III to Henriette Elizabeth van Tuyll (nee Jochems), or to her mother, an intimate of the King and thence by descent in the van Tuyll family Exhibited: According to an exhibition label on the reverse of both paintings "Tentoonstelling oude Kunst uit Haagsch Bezit, Gemeentemuseum, December 1936 - February 1937". Literature: Marten Loonstra: "The Royal Palace Huis ten Bosch in a historical view", published Amsterdam 1985, both paintings illustrated on the dust jacket and again on page 64. These important mid-18th century views of Huis ten Bosch have descended to Baron van Tuyll, latterly of Marsh Court, Caundle Marsh, Sherborne Dorset. Although traditionally ascribed to La Fargue, Charles Dumas, who is compiling a catalogue raisonne, considers them to be the work of Johannes Merken (circa 1725-post 1756) and will include the paintings as such.
ASCRIBED TO SIR FRANCIS GRANT (1803-1878) A portrait of Sir Hope Grant depicted standing three-quarter length, in full military dress uniform with sword and hat, oil on canvas, 35cm x 24cm. General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB (22 July 1808 – 7 March 1875) was a British Army officer. He served in the First Opium War, First Anglo-Sikh War, Indian Mutiny of 1857, and Second Opium War. Sir Francis Grant PRA (18 January 1803 – 5 October 1878) was a Scottish portrait painter who painted Queen Victoria and many distinguished British aristocratic and political figures. He also served as President of the Royal Academy. Hope and Francis were brothers, the sons of Francis Grant, Laird of Kilgraston, near Bridge of Earn, Perthshire. Provenance: A label verso stating that this painting was "left to Hope Brooke, Boddlington House, Byfield"
An early nineteenth century commemorative blue and white transfer-printed moulded child's plate, c.1820. It is decorated with a titled print: Sacred to the memory of George III who died 29th January, 1820. 17 cm wide. (1)Condition: In good overall condition bar light crazing and staining. Provenance: From the Arthur and Julia Roberts Collection.
An early nineteenth century commemorative brown and white transfer-printed moulded child's plate, c.1817. It is decorated with a titled print: In commemoration of the late and much lamented Princess Charlotte of Sax Coburg who departed this life November 6th, 1817. 16 cm wide. (1)Condition: In good overall condition. Provenance: From the Arthur and Julia Roberts Collection.
An early nineteenth century commemorative blue and white transfer-printed moulded child's plate, c.1817. It is decorated with a titled print: In commemoration of the late and much lamented Princess Charlotte of Sax Coburg who departed this life November 6th, 1817. 12 cm wide. (1)Condition: Fine x-shaped hairline in body and a small bruise to the underside rim. Provenance: From the Arthur and Julia Roberts Collection.
An early nineteenth century commemorative blue and white transfer-printed moulded child's plate, c.1820. It is decorated with a titled print: Sacred to the memory of George III who died 29th January, 1820. 12 cm wide. (1)Condition: In good overall condition. Provenance: From the Arthur and Julia Roberts Collection.
Sir Peter Blake (British, b.1932), All New Boots and Panties (Ian Dury), limited edition silkscreen print, signed l.r. by the artist and Chris Gabrin (who made the cover photograph for the original album), numbered 131/350 l.l., professionally framed & glazed, 54cm by 53cm (mount window)Note: Artist Resale Rights apply
* Manuscript Genealogy. The Family Chart of British Kings from the Norman Conquest to 1905, by F.A. Fairall, Aldershot, 1905, large cream glazed cotton chart, with calligraphic title at head and royal pedigree carefully delineated in pen & ink, accompanied by numerous portrait busts, heraldic motifs, medals and ensignias, crowns and coronets, ensigns, and country emblems, all in pen, ink, and watercolour, lower right corner inscribed 'Designed and Drawn by F.A. Fairall. 119 Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, 1905', toned and some fox spots, stained to left hand margin and with a 2" closed tear (not quite touching one of the portraits), edges frayed and creased, and with tack holes where previously mounted, 101.5 x 94cm (40 x 37ins)Qty: (1)NOTESA most unusual large-scale production, painstakingly delineated by someone who clearly had some time to spare; perhaps intended for instruction in the classroom or nursery.
* Sampler. A Quaker sampler by Mary Hesletine, York School, 1791, oval cross-stitch sampler, worked in black thread on fine linen, with 'York School' above various Arabic numerals and alphabets, with 4-line stanza below, and the maker's name and date to lower margin, all within a stitched oval border, faintly foxed and with scattered small holes, occasionally just touching embroidery, 25.3 x 30.3cm (10 x 12ins), oval mount, together with: Sampler. A needlework sampler by Susette Judith Clement, 1843, cross-stitch sampler, worked in various colours on fine linen, with bands of letters and decoration above a 2 stanza poem 'God is Love' flanked by birds and lyres, with maker's name and date below between cornucopia motifs, linen toned, some small holes and minor losses, 34.7 x 24.3cm (13.75 x 9.5ins), framed and glazed, plus two other needlework pieces: an 18th century embroidered picture of a flower urn containing sprays of lilies, tulips, carnations, and roses, worked in silks in shades of pink, green, and blue, and the urn incorporating spangles and metalled threads, on cream silk, latter perished with repairs, sometime later stitch-mounted into thick cream fabric, incorporating an over-lay of consolidating net to most of embroidery, 48 x 35.5cm (19 x 15ins); and an early 20th century wall sampler by Rosa de Clercq (born 1892), dated 1902-3, worked in red cross-stitch on 2 canvas panels, with various letters, numbers, and 'hemelsdaele', interspersed with panels of tucking/hemming, inserts of crocheted lace, an example of soutache embroidery, and a knitted sample within stem-stitch patterns, losses to embroidery, bordered and backed with yellow fabric, 104 x 32cm (41 x 12.5ins)Qty: (4)NOTESRare early Quaker sampler. York School, or York Friends' Girls' School, to give it its full name, opened in 1785. Its founders were prominent Quakers, Esther and William Tuke, who wished to provide an education for the daughters of fellow Quakers. Fees were 14 guineas a year for ‘instruction, board and washing’. The school continues today as an all-girls educational establishment, now known as The Mount School. The verse reads: 'Would'st thou in safety plough th' inconstant tide,/The helm let prudence ever watchful guide./She shuns the deep, where mountain-billows roar./And shuns alike the shallows and the shore.' It is the first part of a 12-line poem published in Miscellanies, Moral and Instructive, in Prose and Verse; collected from various authors, for the use of schools, and improvement of young persons of both sexes , compiled by American Quaker poet Milcah Martha Moore (1740-1829). It was first published in Philadelphia in 1787, and re-printed in London the same year. Susette Judith Clement was born in Panfield, Essex, in 1828, and died in Brentwood in 1891. She married David Rist and they produced a son named William. The two verses are taken from Thomas Moore's hymn 'There’s nothing bright, above, below,/From flowers that bloom to stars that glow ...'.
* Coalport. A George III "Warwick vase" probably by Coalport c.1820, the elaborate vase with grape and vine moulded handles and decoration with a presentation inscription 'TO MR JAMES HEATHER SENIOR, A humble, though grateful tribute, expressive and respectful Attachment, and grateful sentiments, for protection offered, and favours received, from the hands of the respected Individual to whom this trifle is presented, by a select few who have experienced his Benignant Patronage 1820, painted with floral sprays on a square pedestal base, unmarked, 26cm high x 35cm wideQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London.
* George III. A rare Wedgwood white ware Jubilee pattern teapot and cover c.1810, of octagonal form printed with a portrait medallion of George III and badge and chain of the Order of the Garter, with overpainted flowers on a stippled geranium coloured ground, the handle and spout gilded, the spout is chipped and the underside of the inner rim of the teapot has three chips, there is some general rubbing to the gilding, 24cm longQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. Sold with a letter to the owner from The Antiques Dealer and Collectors' Guide dated 15 October 1956, in which they identify the teapot as a specimen. The set was executed by royal command and presented to King George III by his family on his jubilee in 1810. The set may have been made under the personal direction of his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, as the princess herself was an artist of talent, studying under Gainsborough. The engraver who carried out the designs for the insignia of the Order of the Garter was John Robinson, whose name is entered in Wedgwood's account books. Sets of Jubilee ware, though made for the royalty, were put on sale in the firm's London showrooms (Country Life, 22 November 1962, refers).
* Lancashire Witch. A large terracotta figure believed to be the Lancashire witch, the polychrome painted figure modelled fully standing wearing a cap and holding 4 piglets on a square base, some cracking, 85cm highQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. Sold with a letter printed in Country Life, 16 November 1967: 'Sir, - I am enclosing a photograph of a terracotta figure, and I wonder if any of your readers can identify it. It is 2 ft . 9 in. high, and from its weight appears to be almost solid. It has probably been sculpted by hand and not moulded, and is painted (but not fired) in dull red, brown, grey and black. A Visitor who saw it claimed to recognise it as Mother Demdyke, head of the Lancashire witches and said that the five animals she is holding are her five familars' J.V. Webb.
* Mourning brooch. James William Cusack, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, the circular silver brooch with black enamel, a central star encompassing the initial C, within a pierced circular border interspersed with Celtic knots on a foliate and geometric engraved ground, the back engraved 'James W. Cusack Obit 25th Sept 1861', 50mm diameterQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. James William Cusack (1788-1861) was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1827, 1847 and 1858. He was educated in Trinity College Dublin. After graduating he joined Dr Steevens Hospital Dublin as resident surgeon and became a bold and dexterous operator. Cusack could use his scalpel without hesitation, and overnight became famous for his speedy first aid-treatment of a patient who was bleeding to death from a severed artery due to a gunshot wound. Cusack was also Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the Queen in Ireland.
* Rowing. A silver Doggett badge and medal belonging to William Giles East, King's Bargemaster and Winner of Doggett's Coat Badge, comprising a large Victorian silver arm badge by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1887, the oval badge with the White Horse of Hanover beneath a banner inscribed 'Liberty', inscribed beneath the horse is 'Won by William Giles East July 30th 1887', with four rings to the back, 20 x 17cm, together with a large Rowing medal with central oval plaque surrounded by laurel leaves on one side and oak leaves on the other, crossed sculls behind, two enamelled shields at the top surmounted by 'Champion', with a blue enamelled scroll at the bottom inscribed 'Tyne 1891', the centre engraved 'Presented to W.G. East Champion Sculler of England by the Proprietors of the Sportsman London, Nov 30th 1891' 9 x 6cm, in a fitted leather box, plus an extensive collection of research including an original monochrome photograph of the recipientQty: (2)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. The medal included in this lot was purchased by Jack Webb at DNW on 15 September 2004 (Pat Grierson's Medal Collection, lot 395). William Giles "Bill" East (1866-1932) was born in Lambeth, the son of William East who was a boat builder and in later years had a boathouse on the Thames in Putney. William "Bill" junior spent his whole life on or by the Thames, and became a waterman's apprentice in 1882, the year he won the Putney Badge. In 1887, Bill won the Doggett's Coat and Badge Race, and in 1891, the English Sculling Championship. However, he never defended this title. Seven years later, in 1898, he was appointed a waterman to the Queen. He retired from professional sculling around 1903/04 and in June 1906, he became the King's Bargemaster. He also stroked in the winning Champion Fours in the National Regattas of 1890 and 1891, and also the Champion Pairs.Bill was a very popular person on the Thames and was early on connected to Cambridge University Boat Club, to train and coach the crews. He published the 'how-to' book Rowing and Sculling in 1904. In later life, Bill became a publican and ran the Prince's Head hotel and the Pigeon Hotel at Richmond. The Doggett Coat and Badge The race is the oldest rowing race in the world. Up to six apprentice watermen of the Thames compete for this prestigious honour, which has been held annually since 1715. The 4 miles 5 furlongs (7.44km) race is rowed upstream from London Bridge to Cadogan Pier, Chelsea, passing under a total of 11 bridges.
Heal's large corner office desk in ash, made up of two sections, with filing drawers beneath, Heals badge to inner drawers, one section of top 210 x 95cm, the other section 180 x 60cm. This piece was custom designed by Richard Entwhistle, who was a friend of the vendor (first photo in situ - accessories/lamp not included). With original purchase receipt.Provenance: This lot is part of a private collection amassed by a local family, over the course of 50 years within the same property based in the Surrey Hills.
Dwayne Hickman signed 10x8 black and white photo dedicated. Dwayne Bernard Hickman ,born May 18, 1934, is an American former actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and has also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, Bob Collins' girl-crazy teenaged nephew, in the 1950s NBC sitcom The Bob Cummings Show, and the title character in CBS's 1960s sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He is the younger brother of actor Darryl Hickman, with whom he has appeared on screen. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Bobby Vinton signed 10x8 colour photo. Stanley Robert Vinton Jr. ,born April 16, 1935, known professionally as Bobby Vinton, is an American singer and songwriter who briefly appeared in films. In pop music circles, as a teen idol he became known as The Polish Prince, as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage. His most popular song was Blue Velvet, a cover of Tony Bennett's 1951 song, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and number two in the UK in 1990. It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Arthur Godfrey signed 10x8 black and white photo. Arthur Morton Godfrey ,August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983, was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname The Old Redhead. The infamous on-air firing of cast member Julius LaRosa ,the LaRosa incident, tainted his down-to-earth image and resulted in a marked decline in his popularity which he was never able to regain. At the peak of his success in the mid-1950s, Godfrey headed two CBS-TV weekly series and a daily 90-minute television mid-morning program, but his presence had been reduced by the early 1960s to hosting the occasional television special and his daily network radio show, which ended in 1972. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Mac Davis signed 12x8 colour photo. Morris Mac Davis ,born January 21, 1942, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor, originally from Lubbock, Texas, United States, who has enjoyed much crossover success. His early work writing for Elvis Presley produced the hits Memories, In the Ghetto, Don't Cry Daddy, and A Little Less Conversation. A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me. He also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Janet Leigh signed 10x8 black and white photo. Janet Leigh ,born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004, was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author, whose career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh had her first formal foray into acting, appearing in radio programs before making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge ,1947. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Bob Hoskins signed 8x6 black and white photo. Robert William Hoskins ,26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014, was an English actor. His work included lead roles in Pennies from Heaven ,1978, The Long Good Friday ,1980, Mona Lisa ,1986, Who Framed Roger Rabbit ,1988, Mermaids ,1990, and Super Mario Bros. ,1993, and supporting performances in Brazil ,1985, Hook ,1991, Nixon ,1995, Enemy at the Gates ,2001, Mrs. Henderson Presents ,2005, A Christmas Carol ,2009, Made in Dagenham ,2010, and Snow White and the Huntsman ,2012. He also directed two feature films: The Raggedy Rawney ,1988, and Rainbow ,1996. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
F. W Deklerk signed 10x8 black and white photo. Frederik Willem de Klerk OMG DMS born 18 March 1936 is a South African politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996. As South Africa's last head of state from the era of white-minority rule, he and his government dismantled the apartheid system and introduced universal suffrage. Ideologically a conservative and an economic liberal, he led the National Party from 1989 to 1997. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Gerald Ford signed 7x5 black and white photo. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ,born Leslie Lynch King Jr. ; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006, was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. Before his accession to the presidency, Ford served as the 40th vice president of the United States from December 1973 to August 1974. Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without being elected to either office by the Electoral College. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Michael Schumacher signed 6x4 colour photo. Michael Schumacher born 3 January 1969,is a German retired racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan Grand Prix, Benetton, Ferrari ,where he spent most of his career, and Mercedes upon his return to the sport. Schumacher is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers ever. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Al Gore TLS dated 31st May 2001 lovely clear image of signature could clipped and matted. Albert Arnold Gore Jr. ,born March 31, 1948, is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Gore was Bill Clinton's running mate in their successful campaign in 1992, and the pair was re-elected in 1996. Near the end of Clinton's second term, Gore was selected as the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election but lost the election in a very close race after a Florida recount. After his term as vice-president ended in 2001, Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, whose work in climate change activism earned him ,jointly with the IPCC, the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Jacqueline Bisset signed 10x8 black and white photo. Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset LdH ,born 13 September 1944, is an English film and television actress. She began her film career in 1965, first coming to prominence in 1968 with roles in The Detective, Bullitt, and The Sweet Ride, for which she received a most promising newcomer Golden Globe nomination. In the 1970s, she starred in Airport ,1970, Day for Night ,1973, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Murder on the Orient Express ,1974, The Deep ,1977, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ,1978, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Bebe Neuwirth and Reba McEntire signed 12x8 colour magazine promo photo. Beatrice Neuwirth , born December 31, 1958, is an American actress, singer and dancer. On television, she played Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the TV sitcom Cheers ,in a starring role, and its spin-off Frasier ,in a recurring guest role. The role won her two Emmy Awards. On stage she played the Tony Award–winning roles of Nickie in the revival of Sweet Charity ,1986, and Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago ,1996. Other Broadway musical roles include Morticia Addams in The Addams Family ,2010. From 2014 to 2017, she starred as Nadine Tolliver in the CBS political drama Madam Secretary. In film, she portrayed Nora Shepherd in the original Jumanji ,1995, and Jumanji: The Next Level ,2019. Reba Nell McEntire ,born March 28, 1955, is an American country singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, she performed the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville, Tennessee. She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Sir Alan Bates signed 10x8 black and white photo. Sir Alan Arthur Bates, CBE ,17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003, was an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story Whistle Down the Wind to the kitchen sink drama A Kind of Loving. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Thirtysomething multi signed 10x8 black and white photo signed by cast members Patricia Welting ,Melanie Mayron, Peter Horton, Timothy Bustfield, Mel Harris and Ken Olin. Thirtysomething is an American drama television series created by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz for United Artists Television ,under MGM/UA Television, and aired on ABC from 1987 to 1991. It is about a group of baby boomers in their thirties who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and how they handle the lifestyle that dominated American culture during the 1980s given their involvement in the early 1970s counterculture as young adults. It premiered in the United States on September 29, 1987, and ran for four seasons until it was cancelled in May 1991 because the ratings had dropped and Zwick and Herskovitz moved on to other projects. The series won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, out of 41 nominations, and two Golden Globe Awards. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Janet Leigh signed 10x8 black and white photo. Janet Leigh ,born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004, was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author, whose career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer, who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leigh had her first formal foray into acting, appearing in radio programs before making her film debut in the drama The Romance of Rosy Ridge. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
African art Standing figure, Lega D.R. Congo . . Cm 12,50. extremely rare carved ivory masango sculpture depicting a standing female figure. This type of artifacts, loaded with important mystical-magical values, are very rare. They are usually classified within two stylistic categories mainly linked to the different geometrization of the volumes of their anatomical parts. This piece, identified by the spherical shape of the head, is part of the so called "round head style” group or "Bibendum style" group according to the definition chosen by De Grunne. For comparative examples see Sothebys NYC, 11 May 2012, lot n ° 201, or Sothebys Paris, 02 December 2015, lot n ° 19 Provenance: Italian private collection and previously from the collection of a well-known French industrialist who - according to what he stated, had come to him by donation from the famous explorer Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta (1873-1933) who had collected them in situ at the end of the '20s.
African art Standing figure, LegaD.R. Congo. . Cm 14,50. A rare carved ivory masango figure .This type of Lega ivory sculptures are very rare, especially those made in the so-called “round head” style like this one, characterized by the energetic volumetry of the different anatomical parts.These stauettes, invested with important magical values within the Bwami society, are often the subject of showy manipulations that can lead to real scrapings of conspicuous parts of the artifact to obtain medical powders to mix with filters or medicines (Daniel Biebuyck). According to this reading it is possible that even in this piece the left side of the body has been object of such practices. For comparative examples see Sothebys NYC, 11 May 2012, lot n ° 201, or Sothebys Paris, 02 December 2015, lot n ° 19Provenance: Italian private collection and previously from the collection of a well-known French industrialist who - according to what he stated, had come to him by donation from the great explorer Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta (1873-1933) who had collected them in situ at the end of the '20s.
African art Kobiay mask, Bwa Burkina Faso . . Cm 29,00 x 72,00. decorated with geometric pattern in lively polychromy, with applied edging of shells. The kobiay masks, made by the village blacksmiths, embody the spirit of Hombo, the eel-god who lives in the swamp, ancestral protector of the Bwa people.Provenance: Italian private collection.
African art Bundu/Sowei mask, MendeSierra Leone. . Cm 25,00 x 31,00. headdress of the Ndoli Jowei (literally, “the one who leads the dance”) of the Sande Women's Society. Interesting variant characterized by the elaborate coiffure.Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired in the early '70s from a historical French collection formed around the 40s of the last century.
The Connor Brothers (British)There Are No Extraordinary People Only Ordinary People Who Do Extraordinary Things Giclée print in colours with screenprint varnish, 2020, on wove, signed, dated and numbered 96/300 in pencil, printed and published by the artists, with full margins, 415 x 290mm (16 3/8 x 11 3/8in)(SH)(unframed)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Chinese blue and white vase in Ming style, Modern, adapted as a lamp, the vase 27cm high, with a shade originally supplied by Ann's (Kensington Church Street, London) who are Royal Warrant holders as suppliers to Her Majesty The QueenCondition Report: drilled as a lamp and minor firing blemishesFirmly attached to the wooden stand base, Please refer to image for reference Condition Report Disclaimer
A Led Zepplin at Knebworth 1979 Official Programme; a The Who Summer of '79 tour programme including original ticket stub from Wembley 18th August; various 1970/80's pin badges some enamel, mainly rock genre, official tour examples including The Who, Girlschool, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Rainbow, Iron Maiden, Wishbone Ash, Saxon, ZZ Top, Camel, Led Zepplin, Split Enz, Rush, UFO, Samson, Hawkwind etc.
Stanley (Henry M.). The Congo and the Founding of its Free State: a Story of Work and Exploration, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1885, 42 wood-engraved plates (including volume I frontispiece), halftone frontispiece to volume II, 1 plan in text (listed as a plate), 5 folding maps, including 2 contained in rear pockets (1 with slight wear where folds cross), numerous black & white letterpress illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end of volume II, each with armorial bookplate of Sir T. F. Buxton, volume I front free endpaper verso with additional bookplate of the same plus ink manuscript signature 'Sir T. F. Buxton 1885', original pictorial cloth gilt, crudely rebacked with original (defective) spines relaid, some marks or stains, 8vo, together with: Allen (Captain William & Thomson, T. R. H.) , A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1848, engraved frontispiece to each, two folding maps (each with a short closed tear), 14 engraved plates, including one folding, 6 dampstained, black & white letterpress illustrations, some light spotting, each with armorial bookplate of Sir Edward N. Buxton, Bart., that to volume I with previous tears (caused when transferred to new endpapers), that to volume II defective, modern blue-black morocco, gilt-lettered spines, 8vo, and a copy of The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido ..., by Henry Keppel, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1846, in modern clothQty: (6)NOTESProvenance: Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 3rd Baronet of Belfield (1837-1915) was the grandson of his namesake, the 1st Baronet (1786-1845) who had founded the Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade and for the Civilization of Africa in 1839. Through the Society, Buxton had promoted the Niger expedition of 1841. Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Baronet (1812-1858) was his son.
* Baynes (Thomas Mann, after). "View of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway from over the Tunnel taken on the Opening Day, May 3rd 1830, To the Board of Directors this print is most respectfully inscribed by their obedient servant the publisher", Canterbury: Henry Ward, 1830, and "View of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway from Church Street taken on the Opening Day, May 3rd 1830, To the Board of Directors this print is most respectfully inscribed by their obedient servant the publisher", Canterbury: Henry Ward, 1830, together a pair of lithographs by Charles Hullmandel after Thomas Mann Baynes, with contemporary hand colouring, the first showing a panoramic view of the city with crowds gathered on the embankments in the foreground and numerous figures in open railway wagons, some carrying flags, and the second showing the locomotive "Invicta" pulling open wagons filled with waving passengers with Whitstable to background, some light toning and spotting, both approximately 320 x 450 mm, mounted, framed & glazed, Frank T. Sabin gallery label to verso, together with Canterbury & Whitstable Railway Broadside , Opening of the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway. The following particulars of the opening ... extracted from the Kent Herald, it is presumed will not prove uninteresting to those who have kindly patronized the accompanying Views, [1830], single folio sheet of letterpress in double-column, detailing the opening event of the railway on May 3rd 1830, approximately 410 x 280 mm, mounted, framed & glazed, Frank T. Sabin gallery label to versoQty: (3)NOTESTHE DAVID SMITH PRINT COLLECTION PART I CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT & TOPOGRAPHICAL PANORAMAS The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway opened in 1830 and was the first public passenger railway in the world and the first to carry passengers by steam. However, there was only one single track. Locke & Dixon were engineers under the direction of George Stephenson. Robert Stephenson & Co made the locomotive "Invicta" which hauled two trains at the opening. After the sale of "Invicta" in 1839, the line was worked by stationery engines before experiments were made with the "Atmospheric system. The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway was purchased by the South Eastern Railway in 1853 and the line closed in 1931. Robert Stephenson attended on the Opening Day and was a guest of honour at the dinner for over 150 people held at the Kings Head Hotel, Canterbury. Mr Robert Stephenson wrote on 6th May 1830 "I returned from Canterbury on Tuesday. The opening of the Canterbury Railway went off remarkably well without a single mishap".
* Liverpool. Maclure (A., after), Birkenhead Iron Works. Graving Docks and Ship Building Slips. Engineering & Boiler making Shops, John Laird Esqr. Proprietor, lithographed by Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Liverpool, circa 1890, tint stone lithograph, slight spotting and staining but largely confined to margins, one marginal repaired closed tear just affecting image, 515 x 710 mm, framed and glazed in a contemporary stained oak moulding with gilt slipQty: (1)NOTESTHE DAVID SMITH PRINT COLLECTION PART I CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT & TOPOGRAPHICAL PANORAMAS The Laird company was founded by William Laird, who had established the Birkenhead Iron Works in 1824. He was joined by his son, John Laird in 1828, and their first ship was an iron barge. The company soon became pre-eminent in the manufacture of iron ships and also made major advances in propulsion. In 1860, John Laird was joined in the business by his three sons, renaming it John Laird, Sons & Co. The sons continued the business after their father's death in 1874 as Laird Brothers. It merged with Johnson Cammell and Company in 1903 and became Cammell and Laird, a company at the forefront of shipbuilding. Although the company has been through many guises and various owners, bankruptcy and revival it is still known today as Cammell Laird and continues to refit and build warships and merchant vessels, including the British Antarctic Survey Vessell the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
* London Docks. Phelps (J.), To the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the St. Katherine's Dock Company. This plate representing the works in their progress as they appeared in the month of January 1828..., G. R. Phelps, Oct. 25th 1828, large aquatint after W. Ranwell with contemporary hand colouring, slight staining, 595 x 665 mm, mounted, framed and glazed with a Parker gallery label to versoQty: (1)NOTESTHE DAVID SMITH PRINT COLLECTION PART I CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT & TOPOGRAPHICAL PANORAMAS A rare engraving depicting the monumental effort in manpower and resources which were needed to build St Katherine's Dock. The print was probably only distributed to the board of directors and shareholders of the construction company and this would account for the lack of information and obscurity of what is a large and impressive plate. It is worth noting that the engraver, J. Phelps - who was undoubtedly talented - does not have an entry in Ian Mackenzie's 'British prints...'.
* Maritime. The Cunard Royal Mail Ship "Britannia" (John Hewitt, Commander) as she appeared leaving her Dock at East Boston, February 3d. 1844 bound from Boston to Liverpool. The original print bore this inscription " "Dedicated by the publishers to the Merchants of Boston who projected and paid for a canal cut in the Ice 7 miles long, 100 feet wide, much credit was due to the Committee and to the Contractors Messrs. Gage, Hittinger & Co. and John Hill for their perseverance in accomplishing so arduous an undertaking, Presented by the Cunard Steamship Company 99 State Street, Boston. James Alexander Agent, February 1876, unattributed tint stone lithograph printed 'from the press of Ferd. Mayer, Fulton St. N. Y.', very slight staining, 480 x 630 mmQty: (1)NOTESTHE DAVID SMITH PRINT COLLECTION PART I CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT & TOPOGRAPHICAL PANORAMAS Published to promote the port of Boston, the depiction of the thick ice inadvertently acted as a deterrent and many foreign shipping companies and merchants sent their vessels to New York instead.
* Walters (Samuel). H. E. I. C. Iron Steam Ship Nemeses, Lieutenant Hall R. N. Commander. Built by John Laird Esqre. North Birkenhead. To the Chairman and Directors of the Honble. East India Company..., S. Walters, Liverpool and Ackermann & Co. London, circa 1845, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, dimensions listed alongside the title, slight spotting and some water staining, 360 x 510 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESTHE DAVID SMITH PRINT COLLECTION PART I CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT & TOPOGRAPHICAL PANORAMAS The Nemesis (the spelling in the title of the print appears to be an error) was the first British ocean-going iron warship. She was the largest of a class of six similar vessels ordered by the East India Company. Launched in 1839, the Nemesis was deployed to China and used to great effect in the First Opium War. The Chinese had nothing to match her fire-power and referred to her as the "devil ship". William Hall - who would eventually become an Admiral and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath - was given special dispensation that allowed the time he spent as commander of an East India ship to count towards his time and seniority in the Royal Navy.
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