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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA collection of assorted BBC Doctor Who VHS tapes and Limited-Edition box sets. To include: The Daleks Ltd Ed 30th Anniversary box set with 2 tapes and collection catalogue, The Trial of the Time Lord 30th Anniversary 3 tape box set and Ltd Ed The 5 Doctors/The Kings Demons box set with Collectors postcards album.
A Celtic flint head of a young man,the eyes possibly re-carved, mounted on a modern ebonised plinth,head 19cm highProvenance: By repute, discovered in a Norfolk gravel pit.Condition ReportOverall appears in good cosmetic condition, with general surface wear, small knocks, rubbing and patination commensurate with age and use. Adapted to allow for a modern display stand.notes from the vendor: This was bought from a Norfolk based dealer (specialising in medieval and a few antiquities) who in turn bought it from a local collector, sadly not sure exactly where it was found, certainly the type of stone, flint makes sense, and the story which came along with it also seemed very plausible, the type of item which would be found in a ‘pit’ no other info sadly, it was suggested at some stage, that the eye may have been re-carved but this is a suggestion only
After H RogersThe desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742etching, signed in plate32.5 x 20.5cm;Lettering reads: This print is an exact representation of a boy about 12 years old who was found erect with his cloaths on in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate Old Church in the year 1742, and is supposed to have been shut in at the time of the plague in London 1665, as the vault had not been open'd from that period till the time above mentioned when the church was pull'd down. The extraordinary circumstance of this boy is that his skin, fibres, & intestines are all dried & very little of his bones appears, and weighs about 18 pounds. He is in the possession of Mr. J. Rogers, No. 2 Maiden Lane Wood Street, London. This print may be had price 2s with a ticket for a sight of the boy./In the Possession of John Symmons Esq',together with an etching by a different hand, 15.5 x 6.5cm (2) Condition ReportFramed sizes: 57.5 x 42cm and 28.5 x 22cm.Unexamined out of glazed frames, both well-presented in clean and smart mounts, the H Rogers print has some foxing emerging and light time staining, also two light creases across the paper through skeleton's chest and ankles, skinning to paper around 'John Symmons' text, please refer to images.
An Aboriginal stone-carved wooden shield or 'wunda',19th century, Western Desert, Australia, coloured with natural pigments,74cm wide20cm deepCondition ReportGood patina to the handle area of the back, no losses or repairs.Notes from the vendor:Bought from Adam Prout Tribal Art, a very good tribal dealer, who had found it in a west country private collection A fine and genuine shield, excellent colour and patina, nice use around the handle, faded pigments, and a good age (19th century) One of the best Jan and I have owned over the years and a good old example
A Maori 'toki',19th century, the adzed curved wooden shaft supporting a greenstone adze blade bound with flax,51cm long, together with a modern stand (2)Provenance: Private collection, Devon, by descent from a 19th century naval family who travelled extensively around the British Empire.A similar example sold by Finch & Co. in 'Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art'.Literature: Adrienne L Kaeppler, 2010, item number, 476, p.344. A further example can be found in 'Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection', Steven Phelps, 1976, p.44, pl.12, no. 86.Condition ReportGeneral surface wear to pounamu, with tiny nibbles to blade edge. Some small splits to the wooden head. Darkening and patination. General surface wear and rubbing to handle. Appears in good structural and cosmetic condition. The blade is 4.5cm wide, 12.5cm long and 1.5cm high. The handle and shaft approx. 2cm diameter. The wooden shaft without the pounamu is 52cm long.
Lindsay Duncan signed 6x4 black and white photograph. Lindsay Vere Duncan CBE (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. On stage, she has won two Olivier Awards (for Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Private Lives) and a Tony Award (for Private Lives). She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Her best-known television rules include Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's G. B. H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii in the HBO/BBC/RAI series Rome (2005-2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special The Waters of Mars (2009), and Lady Smallwood in the BBC series Sherlock. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
The Springfields multi-signed page signed by Dust, Mike and Tom. The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Field, who was later replaced by Mike Hurst. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Vincent Ball signed page with photo and name presentation. Vincent Martin Ball OAM (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian retired character actor of radio, stage and screen, active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain and then his native Australia. He has also authored a number of books. He is best known for film roles in British and Australian films and TV movies, including A Town Like Alice, Breaker Morant, Phar Lap, Muriel's Wedding and The Man Who Sued God. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Yehudi Menuhin signed 6x4 colour promo photo. Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM KBE (22 April 1916 - 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Mrs Mills signed 7x5 vintage promo photo dedicated to Christopher. Gladys Mills (née Jordan; 29 August 1918 - 24 February 1978), known as Mrs Mills, was an English pianist who was active in the 1960s and 1970s, and who released many records. Her repertoire included many sing-along and party tunes made popular in the music hall, using a stride piano technique. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
The Settlers 6x4 black and white vintage promo multi-signed promo photo. Signatures include Cindy Kent. The Settlers are an English folk-orientated music group, originally from the English West Midlands, who formed in the mid-1960s. The band folded in the early 1980s, relaunched in 2018, and disbanded again in 2021. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Sacha Distel signed 6x4 colour photo. Alexandre Sacha Distel (29 January 1933 - 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, Scoubidou, and The Good Life He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997. He had also scored a hit as a songwriter when Tony Bennett recorded Sacha's song for The Good Life in 1963. It peaked at #18 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Val Doonican signed 6x4 colour promo photograph. Michael Valentine Doonican (3 February 1927 - 1 July 2015) was an Irish singer of traditional pop, easy listening, and novelty songs, who was noted for his warm and relaxed style. A crooner, he found popular success, especially in the United Kingdom where he had five successive Top 10 albums in the 1960s as well as several hits on the UK Singles Chart, including Walk Tall, Elusive Butterfly and If the Whole World Stopped Lovin. The Val Doonican Show, which featured his singing and a variety of guests, had a long and successful run on BBC Television from 1965 to 1986. Doonican won the Variety Club of Great Britain's BBC-TV Personality of the Year award three times. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Judith Durham signed card. Judith Durham AO (born Judith Mavis Cock; 3 July 1943 - 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1963. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Frankie Vaughan signed 6x4 vintage promo photo. Frankie Vaughan CBE DL (born Frank Fruim Abelson; 3 February 1928 - 17 September 1999) was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime. He was known as Mr. Moonlight after his signature song Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl. Two of Vaughan's singles topped the UK Singles Chart - The Garden of Eden (1957) and Tower of Strength (1961). He starred in several films, including a role opposite Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love (1960). Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Brian Matthew signed 6x4 BBC Radio 2 colour promo photo. Brian Matthew (17 September 1928 - 8 April 2017) was an English broadcaster who worked for the BBC for 63 years from 1954 until 2017. He was the host of Saturday Club, among other programmes, and began presenting Sounds of the 60s in March 1990, often employing the same vocabulary and the same measured delivery he had used in previous decades. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Marsha Hunt signed 67x5 black and white photo. Marsha Hunt (born April 15, 1946) is an American actress, novelist, singer and former model, who has lived mostly in Britain and Ireland. She achieved national fame when she appeared in London as Dionne in the long-running rock musical Hair. She enjoyed close relationships with Marc Bolan and Mick Jagger, who is the father of her only child Karis. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Larry Grayson signed 6x5 colour photo. Larry Grayson (31 August 1923 - 7 January 1995), born William Sulley White, was an English comedian and television presenter who was best known in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is best remembered for hosting the BBC's popular series The Generation Game and for his high camp and English music hall humour. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Kenney Jones signed 6x8 black and white The Law photo. Jones is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces, and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Dan Quayle signed 10x8 colour photo. Quayle (born February 4, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Walter F Mondale signed 10x8 colour photo. Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Theresa May signed 10x8 colour photo. May (born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Wladimir Klitschko signed 10x8 colour boxing photo. Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held the world heavyweight championship twice, including the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Gareth Barry signed 12x8 colour photo. Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 653 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the highest number of appearances in the Premier League. He also represented England at international level. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Jimmy White signed 12x8 colour print. White MBE (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed The Whirlwind because of his fluid, attacking style of play. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Virginia Stride signed 7x5 black and white photo. Stride, is a British actress of stage and screen who first came to public attention on television in the 1960s. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
John Richardson signed 7x5 black and white photo. Richardson (19 January 1934 - 5 January 2021) was an English actor who appeared in films from the late 1950s until the early 1990s. He was a male lead in Italian genre films, most notably Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960). Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Michael and Clare Morpurgo signed Farms For City Children FDC. Animal Barcode Miniature Sheet First Day Cover with Child Friendly Stamps and illustration from Quentin Blake. With 3 postmarks for St. David's Hill, Exeter (17th May, 2016. ) Number 35 of 150. Children's author Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children at Nethercott House in Devon in 1976. The charity offers urban children from all over the country a unique opportunity to live and work together for a week at a time on a real farm in the heart of the countryside. It is an intense, 'learning through doing' experience of a different life - for children who may not know where their food comes from and have limited opportunities to explore the outside world. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Sheila Steafel signed 6x4 black and white photo. Steafel was a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Mal Anderson signed 6x4 black and white vintage photo. Anderson MBE (born 3 March 1935) is a former tennis player from Australia who was active from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Peter Bull signed 6x4 black and white vintage photo. Bull, DSC (21 March 1912 - 20 May 1984), was a British character actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as The African Queen, Tom Jones, and Dr. Strangelove. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Black silk embroidered jacketChinesewith embroidered birds, butterflies and other auspicious subjects, and with original ivory ground sleeves and collar, 147cm across x Provenance: Brought back from Japan 1936-1938 by vendor's uncle who worked for Royal Dutch Shell, Northern Province Japan In generally good condition with a few marks and pulls to the threads.
Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Self portrait', ink and wash study, signed with seal lower right, unframed, 45cm x 34cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.htmlHas been stuck down to the mount board. Some marks and minor foxing.
Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Study of a standing gentleman in blue coat', ink and wash study, signed with seal lower right, unframed, 44cm x 34cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.htmlHas been stuck down to the mount board. Some marks and minor foxing.
Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Study of geese at riverside', ink and wash study, signed with seal lower right, unframed, 32cm x 43cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.htmlHas been stuck down to the mount board. Some marks and minor foxing. Creases and folds.
Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Vehicles in a mountain landscape', ink and wash study, signed with seal lower left, unframed, 38cm x 32.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.htmlHas been stuck down to the mount board. Some marks and minor foxing.
Japanese Kimonoof blue ground with embroidered decorationProvenance: Brought back from Japan 1936-1938 by vendor's uncle who worked for Royal Dutch Shell, Northern Province JapanAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report
British Army WW1 and earlier ephemera for Frederick Westbook Hancock, who retired after 21 years in the Royal Berkshire Regiment as WO 1 on 23/2/1914, only to re-join on the 24/8/1914 commissioned as Lieutenant with the Prisoner of War staff. Items include Army book, 439 Officer's Record of Service, Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion Rules for the Sergeants' Mess, Princess Mary Christmas tin, rank chevrons, Provost Staff Corps / Military Prison badges etc
WW2 Colditz interest portrait of Lieutenant Mike Sinclair DSO, King's Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed whilst trying to escape. The portrait by Lt J F Watton was completed whilst in Colditz, where Lt Sinclair was known as the Red Fox due to his red hair and for his persistent efforts in planning and attempting escapes. Captain Reinhold Eggers, one of the most successful security officers in Colditz, later wrote 'if there is indeed a Valhalla for the heroes of whatever nation, if the men who go there are men of courage and daring, if their determination springs from one true motive alone and that motive is love for their country, then in our own German tradition, Valhalla is the resting place of Lieutenant Mike Sinclair'. With research paperwork, size including frame 37 x 46cm
Colin Van der Vash (Welsh mid 20th century), 'The Foundering of The Dowry ship off Llangennith, Gower', being the so-called Dollar Ship of Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese Princess who came to England to marry King Charles II, sunk off Llangennith beach Gower. Signed with initials, oils on panel with labels and text verso. 49x60cm approx. Gilt frame. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Sarah Biffin (1784-1850), watercolour, portrait of a boy, attributed by inscribed label verso, Drawn by Mrs Wright late Miss Biffin born without hands Liverpool March 26/42 (copied from back of picture), with early newspaper cutting, 9 x 12 cm. Note: Sarah Biffin was born without arms, hands or feet, but despite this severe disability, taught herself to paint by holding a brush between her teeth. As a young girl she toured the country with a travelling showman who exhibited her as a freak and genius. At the age of around 30 years she was released from her contract to him, and, sponsored by the Earl of Morton, was able to become an independent painter of miniature portraits. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)
FERNANDO ÁLVAREZ DE SOTOMAYOR (Ferrol, La Coruña, 1875 - Madrid, 1960)."Portrait of a lady.Watercolour on paper.Signed in the lower right corner.Size: 90 x 60 cm, 103 x 73 cm (frame).The author has created a neutral and almost non-existent atmosphere that envelops the whole. Thus creating an image that oscillates between the modernity of the city and the costumbrista image and regional character provided by the dress of the woman portrayed. This type of scene was common in the production of the Galician artist, who used his fellow countrymen as the undisputed protagonists of his work, thus raising the values of nationalism and exalting the cultural idiosyncrasies of Galicia, in many cases symbolised by a female figure, as can be seen in this work, in the painting La Mariñana, which belongs to the BBVA collection.Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor studied at the Royal Augustinian College of El Escorial and then tried his hand at various careers before finally devoting himself to painting. He began his artistic training as a pupil of Manuel Domínguez, with whom he collaborated in the decoration of the staircase and an office of the Ministry of Agriculture in Madrid. In 1899 he obtained a grant to further his studies at the Spanish Academy in Rome, where he became thoroughly acquainted with the Renaissance and Baroque painting of the Florentine, Roman and Venetian schools. He subsequently travelled to Holland, where he discovered the painting of Frans Hals, whose strong colouring and impastoed brushstrokes would mark his later works. His triumphs began in his youth, and in 1904 he won the second medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, and the first two years later, in 1906. In 1908 he moved to Santiago de Chile to teach at the Chilean School of Fine Arts. He was director of that institution in 1911, and the so-called "Generation of 1913" or "Sotomayor Generation" grew up around him. During these years he continued to send works to official European exhibitions, being awarded a bronze medal in Liège and a gold medal in Munich in 1909. He was also awarded prizes at the International Exhibitions in Barcelona in 1907 and Buenos Aires in 1910, and was decorated at the National Exhibition in Madrid in 1912. He returned to Spain in 1918, after being appointed deputy director of the Prado Museum. Between 1921/22 and the advent of the Republic he held the post of director of that institution, regaining it after the Civil War. In 1922 he was appointed a member of the San Fernando Royal Academy and in 1929 he was given a separate room at the Barcelona International Exhibition. He was also chamber painter to King Alfonso XIII during the last years of his reign. After the war Sotomayor was awarded the Juan March Prize (1956), and after his death important tributes were paid to him, such as the retrospective exhibition held at the Palacio de Velázquez del Retiro on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. Sotomayor is currently represented in the Museo del Prado, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and other leading Spanish, European and American museums.
Spanish school, c. 1840."Portrait of Don José Zaldivar.Oil on canvas.Presents a period frame.It has restorations.Measurements: 21,5 x 16 cm; 31 x 26 cm (frame).As in the rest of Europe, the portrait became in the 19th century the leading genre par excellence in Spanish painting, as a consequence of the new social structures that were established in the western world during this century, embodying the maximum expression of the transformation of the taste and mentality of the new clientele, which emerged between the nobility and the wealthy high bourgeoisie, who would take the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave precedence to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collectors encouraged the profusion of genre paintings, portraiture was in great demand for paintings intended for the more private sphere, as a reflection of the value of the individual in the new society. This genre embodies the permanent presence of the image of its protagonists, to be enjoyed in the privacy of a studio, in the everyday warmth of a family cabinet or presiding over the main rooms of the house.
Spanish school 19th century.Pair of paintings."Saint Ambrose" and "Saint Augustine".Oil on copper.Measurements: 18,5 x 14 cm, 22,5 x 18 cm (frame).Pair of oil paintings of Saint Ambrose and Saint Augustine, respectively. On the left, we have Saint Ambrose of Milan, one of the four Fathers of the Latin or Western Church and one of the 36 doctors of the Catholic Church. This is a representation of the saint in the foreground, recognisable by the inscription at the top, as well as by the crosier and mitre that identify him as a bishop.On the right, we have the piece of Saint Augustine of Hippo looking straight ahead, dressed as a bishop. Saint Augustine of Hippo (Tagaste, 254, Hippo Reggius, 430) was a doctor of the Catholic Church, known, among other things, for his writings. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia during the last years of the Roman Empire, and his most famous work, The City of God, described what he believed to be the cause of this decline.He is one of the first eight Doctors of the Church, one of four of the Latin rite, along with Gregory the Great (540-604), Jerome of Stridon (346-420) and Augustine of Hippo (354-430). The other four, of the Greek rite, are Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom. Doctor of the Church is a title given by the Pope or an Ecumenical Council to certain saints by reason of their scholarship and in recognition as eminent teachers of the faith to the faithful. The scholastic tradition of the Four Doctors of the Western Church was confirmed in 1298 by Boniface VIII, who issued a decree ordering them to be specially honoured. In 1567 Pope Pius V added the first modern doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, and in 1588 Sixtus V added St. Bonaventure of Fidanza.
Andalusian school, late 19th century."Selling the turkey. After Juan Bautista Guzmán (Granada, c.1850 - Barcelona, 1898).Oil on panel.Signed "R. de Guzmán" and dated in the lower right corner.Measurements: 30 x 17 cm; 50,5 x 37 cm (frame).This Andalusian genre painting is based on a painting by the Granada painter Juan Bautista de Guzmán, entitled "El recovero" (1883), although it also appears under the title "Vendiendo el pavo" ("Selling the turkey"). If the signature of this new version is anything to go by, the author could be related to Bautista de Guzmán. Produced fifteen years later, it remains faithful to the original and is a tribute to his mentor. In a rustic corner of an Andalusian courtyard, under a staircase, a salesman displays the bird to a woman, who in turn adopts an amused and flirtatious attitude.Juan Bautista de Guzmán y Orantes (Granada, c 1850 - Barcelona, 1898) grew up in Malaga, where he began working as a printer's clerk and later as a civil servant in the city council. The Malaga painter Leoncio Talavera (1851-1878) passed on his love of painting to him. At first, without much knowledge, he produced his first painting, which was a copy of a painting by his friend Talavera, which he sold for 125 pesetas. After making rapid progress, the Malaga provincial council wanted to grant him a pension but was prevented from doing so as the painter was not a native of that province. He then decided to go to Granada, where he devoted himself entirely to painting. He won his first prize at his first exhibition in Granada in 1876. In 1879 he took part in the Cadiz Exhibition, winning a silver medal, and in 1881 he exhibited his works at the National Exhibition in Madrid. After settling in Barcelona, he took part with two paintings in the Fine Arts Exhibition of the Catalan capital in 1888 and 1891 with Garden, A Wrong Way (or the Open-Air Library), A Hungarian Family Begging for Charity, A Dead Donkey's Barley at the Tail and Sensibility, as well as in the 1896 edition. The subject matter of his paintings is reminiscent of the typical Andalusian style, taking place in taverns and courtyards of Granada, with peasants, bullfighters and manolas. When the critic García Llansó visited his studio in Barcelona's Calle Balmes in 1891, he noted that the artist was always in the habit of painting several at a time.
19th century Spanish school."Holy Family" or "Holy Parentage".Oil on panel.It presents woodworm not active nowadays.Measurements: 28 x 20 cm; 35 x 27,5 cm (frame).It follows the painting of the same subject of Raphael Sanzio conserved in the Louvre Museum. It belongs to the Spanish school of the 19th century. The anonymous author depicts a scene in which the stylistic influences that were the basis for the development of his own style are revealed, influences that probably came from the great Italian classical authors. The composition includes the figures of the Virgin and Child, and on the left are Saint Elizabeth, Saint John and Saint Joseph. We also see Saint Anne and Saint Joachim. Several cherubic angels appear in the upper part of the composition, and in the heavens, two archangels, Michael and Gabriel, flank God the Father, who is represented with the ball of the world and the triangle of the Most Holy Trinity as a crown, and the dove, which reaches the Virgin Mary by means of rays of light.This is therefore the extended Holy Family theme; this iconography includes, in its most common sense, the closest relatives of the Child Jesus, i.e. the mother and father of Jesus, and is thus usually a group of three figures. Here, the composition is enriched, revealing a structural complexity and a distinctly mannerist dynamism which is combined with a theatricality and eloquence in the gestures which, despite being totally mannerist, heralds the future development of the Baroque. We therefore see the Child with his mother, his nurturing father and his grandmother and grandfather, as well as Saint Elizabeth, the Virgin's cousin, and her son Saint John the Baptist. To complete the scene, the figure of God appears clearly immersed in the celestial composition, emphasising the sacred character of the representation, accompanied by several angels and two archangels.
Circle of EUGENIO LUCAS VELAZQUEZ (Madrid, 1817 - 1870), mid-19th century."El chispero".Oil on canvas.Information papers on the subject depicted are attached to the back of the painting: "a man from the lower town of Madrid. On the 2nd of May they were fighters at the Puerta del Sol. This personage put on the warrior's jacket of a fallen Frenchman".Measurements: 40 x 31,5 cm; 53 x 44 cm (frame).This is an ennobling portrait of a popular figure from nineteenth-century Madrid. Specifically, as we read in the informative text on the back, the intention is to represent an intrepid chispero who, after taking part in the uprising against the Napoleonic forces, has defiantly donned a Napoleonic hat. This is an indirect reference to the uprising of 2 May (Madrid, 1808). In terms of technique, we can see the proximity of Eugenio Lucas's models in the manner of resolving the chiaroscuro and in the expressive vivacity. The rough, thick-lipped face is nevertheless softened by the limpid glow of the iris and the goodness that radiates from the countenance.Mentioned since the 19th century as Eugenio Lucas Padilla, or Eugenio Lucas the Elder, he was the Spanish Romantic artist who best understood Goya's art. Trained in Neoclassicism at the San Fernando Academy, he soon turned his training around and devoted himself to studying Velázquez and, above all, Goya, whose works he admired and copied in the Prado Museum. In Goya's painting, Lucas Velázquez found the starting point for developing his own imaginative personal painting of fantastic visions and unleashed passions, in the purest Romantic style. He also took his subject matter from Goya and painted scenes of the Inquisition, witches' Sabbaths, pilgrimages and bullfights. In 1850 he also painted the ceiling of the Royal Theatre in Madrid, which no longer exists, and later he was appointed honorary chamber painter and knight of the order of Charles III by Queen Isabella II. As a true Romantic, he made several trips, including stays in Italy, Morocco and Paris. His works are characterised by the use of a spirited brushstroke and an unhurried execution, without any concern for drawing, with a dense, impastoed material of great chromatic richness and the presence of strong chiaroscuro. He achieved great success as a genre painter and as a painter of fantastic and sinister scenes, although he was also an excellent landscape and portrait painter. His work is well represented in the Prado Museum, and also in other centres such as the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Goya Museum in Castres (France).
ROMEO VILLALVA TABUENA (Philippines, 1921- Mexico, 2015).Untitled.Mixed media (oil and sand) and canvas.Slight restorations barely perceptible.Signed in the lower central area.Size: 34 x 23 cm; 48 x 37,5 cm (frame).Child portrait in which the author presents the bust of a young girl who turns her face diverting the spectator's attention. The forms have been synthesised into pure geometric lines and flat fields of colour that make up this portrait. However, the tonalities and the effect of the sand in the composition distance it from the rigidity of geometry, giving it a naïve and innocent finish, which was common in Tabuena's works, an example of which is the "Portrait of a Girl with pink bows", painted by the author in 1964 and which is very similar to the present work.In 1955, Tabuena settled in Mexico, although he retained his Filipino citizenship. During this period he painted the mural Filipiniana at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. In 1965, he participated in the Eighth São Paulo Art Biennial as an official Filipino artist and as an art commissioner from the Philippines. The Honolulu Museum of Art has his painting Carabao, which is typical of the artist's animal paintings. His major works include: Art Expo in New York City; Solo exhibition at Gallerie Bleue in Manila, Philippines Solo exhibition at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City; participation in the VII Bienal de São Paulo as official Filipino artist and Philippine art commissioner, and at the Tere Haas Gallery in Mexico City; Instituto de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; and 10-year retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of the Philippines with the publication of illustrative monographs. He also participated in the exhibition El Nigromante at the Mexican Institute of Fine Arts in celebration of 30 years of artistic life in Mexico, and in October 1995, a major exhibition sponsored by the Instituto de Bellas Artes, Centro Cultural Ignacio for his 40 years of residence and dedication to the artistic life of Mexico was held at the Mexican artists' colony in Guanajuato. A similar exhibition in his honour was launched in November 1996 in Mexico in cooperation with the Embassy of the Philippines.Throughout his career he has been awarded several prizes and mentions, among them the Golden Centaur Award of the Accademia Italia, Master of Painting honoris cause of the International Seminar of Modern Art, Bannierre Europeanne des Artes, and Medaglia al Mérito of the International Parliament.
FRANCISCO DOMINGO MARQUÉS (Valencia, 1842 - Madrid, 1920)."Musician".Oil on panel.Signed and dated in the lower right corner.With wax seal on the back.Measurements: 12,5 x 10 cm; 36,5 x 33,5 cm (frame).Domingo Marqués began his training at the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos in Valencia and in the workshop of Rafael Montesinos, who instilled in him his deep admiration for Ribera. In 1864 he moved to Madrid with the aim of furthering his studies at the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, and in 1868 he obtained the coveted pension for Rome. In 1866 he had already been awarded a third medal at the National Exhibition in Madrid for his painting "Un lance en el siglo XVII", and the following year a gold medal for the same work at the Valencian Regional Exhibition, merits which helped him to obtain the pension for Italy. In Rome he attended the studio of Eduardo Rosales and became acquainted with Mariano Fortuny, whose posthumous portrait he painted in 1884. His first work as a scholarship holder, "El último día de Sagunto" ("The Last Day of Sagunto"), was sent to the Regional Exhibition in Valencia in 1869 and to the National Exhibition in 1871, together with the painting "Santa Clara", which won him the first medal. His second work, "Portrait of Manuel Ruiz Zorilla", was completed in Valencia, in his famous studio in La Gallera, which had become the centre of Valencian artistic life. For a year he taught at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts, with the Benlliure brothers as his pupils. In 1871, when he did not return from Rome, the Diputación decided to withdraw his pension. It was then that Domingo settled in Madrid, where he decorated the palaces of Portugalete and Fernán Núñez. In 1875 he moved to Paris, where he devoted himself almost exclusively to producing exquisitely executed anecdotal paintings, such as Un alto en la montería ("A Halt in the Hunt", 1901). These works are executed in a meticulous, colourful style and display a certain Impressionist influence. In 1914, on the outbreak of the First World War, he returned to Spain and settled again in Madrid, gaining official recognition. He entered the San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in 1917 and was the subject of a public tribute in Valencia the following year. Domingo's mature style is heir to the naturalistic tradition of the Baroque, and his brushstroke breaks down pictorial matter to focus his interest on colour and light. He is represented in the Prado Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia, Malaga and Asturias, the Hispanic Society and the Metropolitan in New York and the Lázaro Galdiano in Madrid, among many others.
CIRILO MARTÍNEZ NOVILLO (Madrid, 1921 - 2008)."Landscape".Oil on canvas.Signed in the lower right corner.Size: 48 x 58 cm; 78 x 68 cm (frame).Cirilo Martínez Novillo is one of the most outstanding representatives of the so-called School of Madrid, city where he begins his training in the School of Arts and Crafts. During the Civil War he entered the Escuela Superior de Pintura and attended the studio of Daniel Vázquez Díaz, who became his teacher and supported him throughout his career. In his studio Martínez Novillo met some of the painters linked to the Madrid School: Álvaro Delgado, Gregorio del Olmo, García Ochoa and San José. In 1946 he presented his work for the first time as part of a group exhibition held at the Bucholz gallery in Madrid. The following year he held his first individual exhibition at the same gallery. In 1948 he held an exhibition in the prints room of the Museum of Modern Art in Madrid, the critics began to echo his work and he was selected to take part in the exhibition "Arte Español", held in Buenos Aires and organised by the Ministry of Education. From then on he exhibited in various Spanish cities and in France, and took part in group exhibitions such as the Venice Biennial (1950) and the Salón de los Once (1951). Between 1952 and 1953 he travelled to Paris on three occasions thanks to various grants. His period of maturity began with a new visit to Paris at the beginning of the sixties, after which he travelled to Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Belgium, winning several medals at the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, as well as the Painting Prize at the Hispano-American Biennial in Cuba. Although he was not part of the Second Vallecas School, Martínez Novillo's painting is aesthetically close to that of the group. His production is mainly centred on landscape painting and still lifes, although at first he also devoted himself to the figure. The painter produced his landscapes through direct contemplation of nature, not by copying it, as he then made a selection of what interested him in his studio. Cirilo Martínez Novillo is represented in the Reina Sofía Museum, the Mapfre, AENA, Gaya Nuño and Santander Central Hispano Foundations, the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Bilbao and Oviedo Fine Arts Museums, the Argentaria, Caja España and Telefónica collections and the Valdepeñas Museum.
19th century Russian icon."Mother of God Fyodorovskaya".Painting on wood, with gilt silver case, enamels and semi-precious stones.Russian contrasts on one side: 84 (silver grade), AE (unknown silversmith from Moscow), St. George on horseback (Moscow city mark), A.B. 1893 (assayer Aleksandr Kazimirovich Vyrzhikovsky of Kiev 1893-1898).Slight wear marks due to the passage of time.Measurements: 36 x 29 cm.The icon is a version of the Eléousa type (Virgin of the "Tenderness"), which carries the Infant Jesus nestled against the mother's cheek. The Mother leans her face towards the child, who raises an anxious face to her. However, she is not looking at the child, but at the one looking at the icon.Mother of God Fyodorovskaya (also known as Our Lady of St. Theodore and the Black Virgin Mary of Russia) is the patron icon of the Romanov family. It is one of the most revered icons of the Upper Volga region.Heotókos is the name of an iconographic type of the Virgin in Byzantine art, in which she appears seated on a throne with the Child Jesus on her lap, both facing forward in a hieratic attitude. This iconographic model is based on another characteristic of Romanesque art: the Maiestas Mariae (Mary's majesty or supreme highness - in the heavens), which from the Italian Gothic onwards became known as Maestà.
JAUME PLENSA (Barcelona, 1955)."Man, I", 1983.Mixed media on paper.Attached certificate issued by the author.This work was exhibited at the Jordi Pascual gallery (Barcelona), in 2017.The glass is broken, but it does not affect the work.Signed and dated in the lower area.Measurements: 107 x 39 cm; 118 x 50 cm (frame).Adjectives such as automatic, gestural and explicit are concentrated in this scene, in which the author has conceived the portrait of a human figure. It is set up as a totem before the viewer. A primitive spirit, born of matter, scraped, manipulated and expressive. Used as a medium to convey unique experiences. This work belongs to the first stage of the artistic career of Plensa, who began to exhibit in 1980. In it he constructs the keys to what would later become his most famous works, the representation of the human figure, a reflection on identity and the interaction between man and space.Jaume Plensa studied at the Escuela de La Llotja and the Superior de Bellas Artes de Sant Jordi, both in Barcelona. He excelled in sculpture, drawing and engraving. His work focuses on the relationship between man and his environment, often questioning the role of art in society and the position of the artist. He currently lives in Paris, and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Plensa began his career working with wrought iron mixed with polyester. Between 1983 and 1984 he began to mould iron using the casting technique, and developed a sculptural concept based on zoomorphic elements. His work gradually evolved, and he is now considered a precursor of Spanish neo-expressionism. In the nineties he introduced modifications in his work in both material and formal terms, and began to use different materials such as metal scraps, polyester and resins. During these years he produced series of walls, doors and architectural constructions, seeking to give space an absolute protagonist role. Between 1999 and 2003 Plensa became one of the pillars of world scenography, reinterpreting four classical operas by Falla, Debussy, Berlioz and Mozart with "La Fura dels Baus", and alone in a contemporary theatrical production, "La pareti della solitudine", by Ben Jelloun. He has held solo and group exhibitions all over the world, including a retrospective at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in 2000. In June 2008 he unveiled his work "Breathing", a memorial to journalists killed in the line of duty, at the BBC headquarters in London. Throughout his career he has received numerous distinctions, such as the Medal of the Knights of Arts and Letters in 1993, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture, and the National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1997, awarded by the Generalitat of Catalonia. Considered one of the leading representatives of the new Spanish art of expressionist tendency, his work is present in the best national and international galleries and art fairs, as well as in the main museums of Europe and the United States, such as the MOMA in New York, the Kemper in Kansas, the Museo Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Palazzo Forti in Verona, the MACBA and the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
LUIS TOMASELLO (*La Plata, Argentina 1915 - Paris, 2014)."Objet plastique Nº884.Polychrome wood. Multiple 26/50.Presents stamps and signatures of the coordinator and director of the Museo de arte Contemporáneo Latinoamericano (MACLA), located in La Plata, Argentina.Signed, titled, numbered and justified on the back.Measurements: 42.5 x 48 x 4 cm.This work is made up of more than eighty cubes adhered to the surface, arranged in such a way that they form a rhombus. The finish of each cube is not completely flat, but ends diagonally in such a way that the upward or downward combination of the cube, with respect to the figure it forms as a whole, varies in such a way as to generate a game that creates an optical illusion. The piece shows a great interest in the volumetric study and the incidence of colour on form. Thus creating a sculptural image.Luis Tomasello entered the Prilidiano Peyredon National School of Fine Arts in 1932. From 1940 to 1944 he continued his studies at the Ernesto de la Carcova School of Painting in Buenos Aires and worked in figuration until 1950. In 1945, he made his first stay in Europe and started to work in geometrical abstraction. In 1951, Tomasello made his first trip to Europe and arrived in Sicily to visit the land of his father. He discovered the work of Mondrian. He finally spent six months in Paris. He discovered the medieval stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral and for the first time had the intuition of colour-light, which was to be decisive in his work. After settling permanently in Paris in 1957, Luis Tomasello carried out his first kinetic experiments in the aeroplane, working with Marino di Teana. The following year saw the appearance of the first reliefs in which, as a pioneer, the artist integrated the effects of the reflection of colour. In 1958 he joined the Galerie Denise René group and since then has continued to develop a body of work entirely focused on the problems of light. Numerous solo exhibitions have been devoted to him all over the world. Most notably, in 1976, a major retrospective at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and, more recently, in 1985, another at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid. Continuing with the plastic research born at the beginning of this century and commonly called "geometric abstract art" or "constructivism", Tomasello is part of this group of so-called kinetic creators who, in the 1950s, wanted to integrate movement into their works. They implemented either virtual movement by multiplying perspectives and other optical illusions (Op Art), or real movement produced by mechanical, electrical or natural forces such as wind. Tomasello explored the effects obtained by the reflection of light in vibrant three-dimensional compositions, very pure, reduced to the essentials.
JOSÉ MARÍA MALLOL SUAZO (Barcelona, 1910 - 1986)."Female portrait.Oil on canvas.Signed in the lower right corner.Measurements: 72 x 53 cm; 90 x 71 cm (frame).Born into a very religious family, Mallol Suazo trained at the La Lonja School in Barcelona, where he was a disciple of Félix Mestres and Ramón Calsina between 1929 and 1935. He was a draughtsman as well as a painter, and published humorous illustrations in "En Patufet", "Virolet" and "L'Esquitx", magazines with which he had been collaborating since his student years. A congenital deformity in his feet, which made it difficult for him to walk, prevented him from developing his landscape themes, as he was unable to move around to copy from life. He therefore turned to other themes, such as still life and portraiture. The first exhibition of his work was held at the Barcelona Contemporary Art Salon in 1936, months before the outbreak of the Civil War. That same year he was awarded a prize at the Barcelona Spring Exhibition. The war forced his family to disperse, but Mallol remained in Barcelona, where he devoted himself entirely to painting and in 1938 won the Nonell Prize for Painting, awarded by the Tardor gallery. In 1945 he became a member of the group of artists at the Sala Parés, a gallery where he met the collector Josep Omar Gelpi, who became his art dealer from then on. Considered one of the most promising young Catalan painters, in 1953 he took part in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Barcelona with a nude. Mallol Suazo is represented in the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Museum of Valls, the Deu Font Museum in El Vendrell, the Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona and the Abbey of Montserrat, as well as in important collections such as those of Caixa Terrassa, Caixa de Catalunya, Marta María Millet and Modest Rodríguez Cruells.
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