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Preisdatenbank abonnierenλ ELWIN HAWTHORNE (BRITISH 1905-1954)PORTRAIT OF LILIAN Oil on canvasSigned and inscribed Lilian (to stretcher and overlap verso)35.5 x 27.5cm (13¾ x 10¾ in.)Painted in 1935-36, the portrait depicts Lilian Leahy who became the artist's wife in 1937.Provenance:Estate of the ArtistThence by descent to the present owner
λ SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS (BRITISH 1878-1959) A DOUBLE SIDED SKETCH, STUDY FOR LORD IVOR CHURCHILL R. A. 1923; ON THE REVERSE A STUDY FOR PICTURE OF LORD IVOR CHURCHILL & THE 9TH DUKE OF MARLBOROUGHOil on panel Signed (lower left), inscribed and dated 1923 (upper left); the reverse signed and inscribed (upper right)29.5 x 40.5cm (11½ x 15¾ in.) Provenance:Acquired directly from the artist Sir Jack Jarvis, Private Collection Thence by descent to his daughter, Vivian, Private Collection Thence by descent, Private Collection, UKThence by descent to the present ownerThe present lot is a double-sided study by Sir Alfred Munnings for one of his most important commissions. It began one day whilst sat next to Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough in The Other Club, a political dining society that was founded in 1911. Churchill expressed his admiration for traditional composition in painting and how he much desired to commission a hunting picture of himself together with his son Lord Ivor Churchill on horseback and more specifically a grey horse as suggested by Lord Ivor. It was decided, and so both Charles Spencer-Churchill and Lord Ivor Churchill made way to Glebe Place in London to sit for Munnings in his studio. 'A signpost to Melton was the thing, we must have a signpost in it ! Changing horses, four greys, with the second horseman in full rig; what a subject ! Mind you put me on the best horse' the Duke exclaimed. The commission is described at length in the second volume of Munnings' memoirs. The work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1924 in a review recorded in the Connoisseur it was commented 'More plaudits for the equestrian portrait of the Duke of Marlborough and Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill, but also for the muscular energy and movement of 'The Grey Horse'. The finished piece has remained in the Blenheim Palace collection ever since. This rare panel depicts three studies of Lord Ivor Churchill in his sumptuous hunting pinks and top hat. Munnings' swift, loose marks plan out the composition, experimenting with different positions of Churchill's head and hands upon the reigns. Sir Alfred Munnings has used very light, fast white strokes under the sitter to represent the horse. On the reverse of the panel the artist makes plans for the final composition which features Lord Ivor Churchill on grey horse in the far right corner, Charles Spencer-Churchill in the centre and two further greys with their handler to the left. The panel's chamfered edge suggests that Munnings was most likely using one of his slotted study boxes to work on the panel either in situ at Blenheim or back in his studio where both Lord Churchill and Charles Spencer-Churchill sat for Munnings. A number of other studies for this commission are known to have been carried out by Sir Alfred Munnings, four of which came up for auction in 2006 at Christie's New York. However, it is believed that this double sided sketch, which has not been on the market before now, was purchased direct from Munnings by Sir Jack Jarvis, who was knighted for services to racing and was one of the country's leading trainers. The work was then passed through descent to the present owner. We are grateful to the Curatorial staff at The Munnings Art Museum for their assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
λ DAVID BOMBERG (BRITISH 1890-1957)ROCK FAÇADE, NORTH-EAST WALL, PETRAOil on canvas Signed and dated 24 (lower right)58.5 x 77cm (23 x 30¼ in.)Provenance:James Estens, Private Collection, by 1929, purchased direct from the artist for £100 On loan to National Gallery, Millbank from November 1929 until at least 1932John Flanagan Esq, Private Collection by 1958Arthur A. Stambois, Private Collection, possibly purchased from the Arts Council Exhibition in 1958Stanley Mann, Private Collection, purchased from the above in 1961 By descent to his wife, Eithne Maureen Mann (nee Milne), Private Collection (1937-2018)By descent to the present ownerExhibited:London, Leicester Galleries, Paintings of Palestine and Petra by David Bomberg, February 1928, Exhibition no. 451, cat no. 41 Birmingham, The Ruskin Gallery, An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings of Palestine and Petra by David Bomberg, February 1929, no. 20Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Exhibition Park, The Palace of Arts, North-East Coast Exhibition, 14 May-26 October 1929The Arts Council, David Bomberg 1890-1957, An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, 17 May - 7 June 1958; Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery 21 June - 5 July 1958; Middlesbrough, Art Gallery 12 July - 5 August 1958; London, Arts Council Gallery 13 September - 4 October 1958; Bradford, Cartwright Memorial Hall, 11 October - 1 November 1958, no. 16, lent by John Flanagan Esq. (illus. pl. 4)Literature:The Studio, Vol. 104, 1932, J. Newmark, The Artist on Tour, The Rose-Red City of Petra, Painted by David Bomberg, July to December, p. 103-108, p. 108 (illus.) Richard Cork, David Bomberg, (New Haven & London: Yale University Press), 1987, illus. p. 161, no. 200 Petra was uphill work, entailing much inconvenience, expense and the maximum of annoyance - there was scenery of an extraordinary nature to compensate us for the setbacks. Scorpions, snakes, and lizards, have found a happy home in Petra, and the blue lizard who basks in the sun on the rocks of Petra.- David Bomberg, recollections on Petra In 1923, Bomberg left London for Jerusalem. Organised by the artist Muirhead Bone and funded by the Palestine Foundation Fund, his brief was to record reconstruction projects in Palestine. Working en plein air he responded to the intensity of the heat and sun he encountered in Jerusalem by creating incredibly precise realistic works infused with a brilliance of light. It was here that he met the British Military Governor of Jerusalem, Sir Ronald Storrs. Storrs became an enthusiastic patron of Bomberg and it was he who funded and organised Bomberg's two expeditions to Petra in 1924. Accompanied by a military escort to protect him against thieves, Bomberg and his wife Alice embarked on this challenging expedition which took several weeks to reach the `Rose City'. Working as always, en plein air, Bomberg initially struggled with the sheer scale and monumentality of this city, hewn from rock, feeling "like a tiny ant, labouring along the white riverbed, with all the egotism knocked out me". (Exhibition catalogue, David Bomberg: Spirit in the Mass, Abbot Hall Gallery, July - October 2006, p.82). However, returning for a second visit he overcame this initial hesitancy and went on to create paintings such as The Rock Façade, North-East Wall, Petra. The present work is one of his masterpieces from this extraordinary expedition and so it is unsurprising that Charles Aitkens, director of the National Gallery, Millbank, accepted the work on loan from the collector James Estens in 1929. In fact Bomberg himself wrote to Aitkens on 23rd October 1929 from Toledo referring to this painting; "By this time I think the painting is at the Tate. I know you have a personal liking for the painting after all. It was a stupendous task to set to Petra, from the start, under the [?] and wildest conditions imaginable to do a hugely finished work. In this respect the picture is unique - it has never been attempted before and it is not likely to be tried again by any other artist" In the present work Bomberg has managed to masterfully combine the sweeping monumentality of the landscape with the considered detail of the architectural construction. He ineffably transports the onlooker to this magical corner of Jordan through the freshness and immediacy of the paint surface. We involuntarily squint, shielding our eyes from the morning light, taking in the huge, sheer rock face in front of us and out of this red façade the holly temples and dwellings emerge. As they were carved out of the rock, so Bomberg carves them from his canvas through each painstaking brush stroke. All the more extraordinary when one is reminded that this work was not painted in the comfort of his studio, worked up from preliminary studies, but executed in the dusty, rocky, ancient and majestic landscape of Jordan.Condition Report: The canvas has not been relined. Light surface dirt throughout. There is a small area of craquelure lower centre. Scattered craquelure to the centre portion of the sky. Inspection under UV reveals no evidence of restoration or repair. Overall in good original condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
λ DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH 1877-1970) HARRY TATE AT THE COLISEUM Pencil and watercolour Signed (lower right) and inscribed (lower left) 34 x 24cm (13¼ x 9¼ in.)Harry Tate (1872-1940) was a well known English comedian who performed in music halls, variety shows and films. He was famous for his catch phrases such as 'Good-bye-eeee' which inspired a famous First World War song written by Weston and Lee. We are grateful to R. John Croft, FCA, the artist's great nephew, for his help in preparing this catalogue entry. The present work will be featured in his forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist's work.
A Minton Pottery plate designed by A W N Pugin, printed to the rim with stylised flowers and inscribed Who deceived me once shame on him if he deceives me twice shame on me, in puce and green, a New Stone Gothic platter, a 'Brighton' pattern jug after a design by Dr Christopher Dresser, and a collection of ceramics mainly nineteenth century including blue and white impressed marks, 23cm. diam. (a lot) Provenance The Douglas Johnson collection.
* Egypt. An ancient Egyptian vase formerly from the Gérard Moeller collection, of amphora form without handles, pale terracotta body with black hieroglyph inscriptions, 21 cm high QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Private Collection, West Country.Formerly part of the collection of antiquities of Gérard Moeller, a Swiss traveller who passed away during the 1990s.
* Clothing. Spencer jacket and skirts worn by Elizabeth Acland on her wedding to Henry Jenkinson, 25th August 1823, hand-stitched short fitted jacket of dotted figured cream silk, with round collar and long sleeves, triple pleats of plain cream silk to sides of front, shoulder caps, and cuffs, collar edged to match, lined with cream silk, front opening with 8 metal hooks and eyes, cuffs with cream silk band fastened by a metal hook and eye, bust 81.25 cm (32 ins), waist 30.5 cm (24 ins), sleeves 66 cm (26 ins), length 31 cm (12.25 ins), with early manuscript note pinned to nape 'This little coat was with the trousseau of Elizabeth younger dau[ghter] of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland who m. 1823 Captain afterwards Admiral Jenkinson & d. 1857 grand mother to Agnes Scott Makdougall', together with a white muslin skirt with wide hand-stitched whitework floral border to scalloped and netted hem, a few fox spots, waist 30.5 cm (24 ins), length 112 cm (44 ins), with 2 manuscript notes pinned to waist: 'My wedding dress ELTJ' and 'Elizabeth Lucy Theresa. second dau of Sir Thomas Acland 9th Bart & his wife Henrietta Anne dau of Sir Richard Hoare m 1823 Admiral Jenkinson d 1 Dec. 1857', and a fine white cotton lawn underskirt, similarly embellished with embroidery and cutwork to scalloped and frilled hem, some toning and marks, also with 2 manuscript notes attached: 'Worn at my Wedding August 23rd 1823' (in brown ink, the 3 of '23rd' over-written with a 5 in black ink), and 'Worn at the wedding of Elizabeth Acland & Henry Jenkinson 1823. Grand father & Grand mother of Agnes Scott Makdougall' QTY: (3)NOTE:A beautifully preserved Regency spencer jacket, and a wedding skirt and underskirt, all worn by Elizabeth Lucy Theresa (c.1794-1857), daughter of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet (1752-1794) of Killerton in Devon and Holnicote in Somerset, and Henrietta Anne Hoare (1765-1841). Elizabeth Acland married Henry Jenkinson (1790-1865) at St. John the Baptist Church, Broadclyst in Devon, in 1823.
* Vienna. The Concordia Ball, February 1907, large wooden brisé fan, with very wide sticks (eleven inner and two guards), each of 12 sticks colour-printed with a signed portrait, verso printed ''Gesellschaft für graphische Industrie Wien -6/2'', engraved 'Concordia Ball February 1907' to upper guard and 'Sofien Säle' to lower guard stick, a trifle rubbed at extreme edges in places, but generally in good condition, 28 cm (11 ins) QTY: (1)NOTE:This scarce fan was issued for the occasion of the Concordia Ball on February 4th 1907, held at the Sofiensaal concert hall in Vienna. The fan is a result of a collaborative project between artists which was the subject of some attention in the contemporary press. The painters who took part are as follows (left to right): John Quincy Adams, Heinrich von Angeli, Arthur Ferraris, Paul (Paja) Joannovits, Isidor Kaufmann, Josef Kinzl, Carl von Merode, Kasimir Pochwalski, Alois Hans Schram, Eduard Veith, Raimund von Wichera and Charles Wilda. The Concordia Ball - which still takes place today - has been a social occasion in Vienna since the first was held in 1863, and in the 19th century and early 20th century it was considered an integral part of the Viennese social calendar.
* Serres (John Thomas, 1759-1825). Leghorn, circa 1800, watercolour with pen and dark brown ink on wove paper, single-rule ink outer border, sheet size 115 x 195 mm (4 5/8 x 7 5/8 ins), 20th-century gilt frame, glazed, with typewritten label to verso 'From the collection of Sir Bruce Ingram. Leghorn. 4 1/4" by 7 1/2"', an additional handwritten label attributing the work to Dominic Serres, and with Christie's black stencil 396W1QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Sir Bruce Ingram Collection.Original watercolour design for part of plate 11 from The Little Sea Torch: or True Guide for Coasting Pilots...Translated from the French of Le Sieur Bougard, with corrections and additions, by J. T. Serres (London: Published for the author, by J. Debett, Piccadilly; and also by Messrs, G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to his Majesty, 1801).The Little Sea Torch was an illustrated coasting pilot guide based on Rene Bougard's Le petit flambeau de la mer published in 1684. Serres, who was the Marine Painter to the King, added views of headlands, ports, lighthouses, landmarks, topography, coastal scenes, ships, rowing boats, and harbor entrances. The guide had 127 hand-colored aquatint plates after J. T. Serres, a list of subscribers, a table of soundings, and an index.Plate 11 contains six vignette views depicting various lighthouses and entrances to harbours around Europe including England, Italy, and France, two of which are hand-coloured (4.25 x 7.25 ins) and four tinted (4.25 x 3.5 ins).
* Turner (Benjamin Brecknell, 1815-1894). A large album of fine watercolours and drawings compiled by Benjamin Brecknell Turner, circa 1825-1870, containing: a pencil frame of foliage and branches for inscription (recently filled in); 64 watercolours (a few sepia or grisaille); 11 pencil, pen & ink, or chalk drawings; and 11 photographic prints, carefully mounted within line borders on rectos only of 78 leaves, including portraits, British and Continental views, and animal studies, many captioned and signed or attributed, a number dated, including 5 works by Benjamin Brecknell Turner (bust of a Roman soldier; 'The Old Royal Humane Society's House, Hyde Park'; view of a beached sailing boat captioned 'Hastings'; a grisaille watercolour of prancing Arab stallions; and an interior scene with figure); a rural riverside scene by Henry Robert Robertson; studies of narcissi, an auricula, and dogs by Lucy Jane Turner; several works by Agnes Chamberlain (a view of Caernarvon Castle, and one of Bredicot Court, Worcestershire, showing trackbed before rails and bridge of proposed new railway), study of a purple daisy flower by Elizabeth Brecknell Turner, 'Cromer from the East (Augt. 1870)’ by Agnes Lucy Turner, a number of skilful portraits of young ladies by E. Preston, and 3 photographs, 1 of Mundapam with façade of stone horses, Tiruchchirappalli, by Samuel Bourne (1834-1912), circa 1860s, vintage albumen prints, signed and numbered '2064' & '2066' in the negatives, and 1 by Vernon Heath captioned 'The Porch', circa 1860s, plus a hand-coloured engraving inscribed 'The Walhalla. Bought at Ratsibon. 1845', leaf size 37.5 x 26.5 cm, all edges gilt, pink moiré endpapers, bookplate of Benjamin Brecknell Turner on front pastedown, original green morocco, spine and sides gilt panelled, extremities rubbed, upper cover near-detached, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Formerly the property of John Patrick Lory Allen (1929-2017) of Laddenvean, 77 Wembdon Hill, Bridgwater.A unique and important album compiled by pioneering photographer Benjamin Brecknell Turner.Several of the works in the album offered here are by Benjamin Brecknell Turner himself (initialled 'B.B.T.' or labelled 'B.B. Turner'). A number of the other drawings are by family members, notably: Turner's mother Lucy Jane Turner, née Fownes (1786-1870); his wife Agnes Chamberlain (1828-1887), who grew up at Bredicot Court, Worcestershire; his sister Elizabeth Brecknell Turner; his daughter Agnes Lucy (1851-1901); and her husband Henry Robert Robertson (1839-1921). Of the remaining works, many appear to be by expert hands or at least accomplished amateurs, and include paintings by E. Preston, F.G. Jones, Elizabeth Lucas, Charles May, Mark Bond, W.H. Urwick, T.M. Joy, J. Churchill, and George Fisher.One of the earliest amateur photographers, Benjamin Brecknell Turner - a chandler by trade - began experimenting with the medium barely ten years after its invention, making an important contribution to its rapid development. He took out a licence in 1849 to practise Fox Talbot's patented photographic process, and soon began exhibiting widely. In 1852 he showed six photographs of the interior of Crystal Palace at the first exhibition devoted solely to photography, held by the Royal Society of Arts in London, and in 1855 he won a bronze medal whilst exhibiting at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. The following year the Photographic Society of London was formed, Turner one of the founding members. He is best-known for his evocative scenes of rural life, typically photographing picturesque, quintessentially English scenes, such as ruined abbeys and castles, thatched barns and farm implements, half-timbered houses, crumbling cottages, ancient oak trees and woodland paths. The V&A holds an album of his works, entitled Photographic Views from Nature, containing some of the earliest photographs of rural England as well as images of the Crystal Palace. The album - in a binding not dissimilar to ours - was assembled by Turner in the mid 1850s, and purchased by the V&A from his descendents in 1982.
* Burne-Jones (Edward Coley, 1833-1898). Study of a female nude for Pygmalion - The Godhead Fires, mid 1860s, pencil on paper, depicting a full-length female nude half-profile to left, with left leg bent and arms outstretched, her long hair flowing out behind her, toned, sheet size 29.4 x 22 cm (11 5/8 x 8 5/8 ins), mounted (41 x 31.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The artist's studio; his daughter Margaret Mackail; Christie's, London, 3rd December, 1954; purchased by a private collector; thence by descent.This female nude study was executed in preparation for one of Burne-Jones’s most celebrated series of paintings, Pygmalion and Galatea, of which he created two versions. Both depicted, in four large-scale works, the story - first told by Ovid in his Metamorphoses and later retold by William Morris in The Earthly Paradise - of the creation of a perfect woman by a Greek sculptor who falls in love with his statue which is brought to life by Aphrodite. This study, for the third painting in the series, 'The Godhead Fires', depicts Galatea at the crucial moment she is brought to life. The first series (Collection of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber) was completed in 1870, and the second series (Birmingham City Art Gallery) was completed in 1878 and exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery the following year. The style of this drawing suggests that it probably relates to the earlier series, as does the disposition of the left leg, which in both finished versions takes the weight of the body, unlike here where it is bent.
* Nicholson (William, 1872-1949). Portrait of Sir Edward Mortimer Mountain, 1918, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'Nicholson / 1918', inscribed to verso of canvas 'Monday 2.30', 76.5 x 72 cm (30 1/8 x 28 3/8 ins), contemporary ornate gilded frame (89.5 x 84 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: commissioned by Eagle Star and British Dominion Insurance Co. Ltd.; transferred to Zurich financial services.Patricia Reed, William Nicholson Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, 382 (illustrated).Sir Edward Mortimer Mountain (1872-1948), underwriter and Insurance company manager, played a pivotal role in the history of the insurance industry through the foundation of Eagle Star, an amalgamation of three life-assurance offices, which was the first company to allow 'all-in' comprehensive policy for householders in 1916. The minutes of a meeting of the company's Board on 6 December 1917 state: 'it was carried unanimously that as a mark of appreciation for the special services rendered by Mr Mountian in bringing about the amalgamation of the Eagle, Star, Sceptre and other Companies with this Company, the sum of 500 guineas be set aside for the purchase of a portrait of Mr Mountain to be presented to him, and further, that a copy of same be made for the use of the Company.' (Patricia Reed, William Nicholson Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Modern Art Press/Yale University Press, 2011, p324).Mountain was knighted in the New Year's Honours List of 1918 and on 18 February of that year, WN wrote to his son: 'I am painting a knight who looks like a postboy: makes £30,000 a year out of insurance - very psychic - owns all of Lorna Doone Country' (TGA 8717/1/1652). This was a reference to Mountain's country house, Orr Manor in Somerset. WN had earlier described the sitter as 'a new knight', having the 'face of an ostler' (TGA 8717/1/1/1651). Only one portrait of Mountain by WN is known, and it seems likely that the sitter, who had a large art collection, decided to present the original portrait to the company. Described as 'a small man with great authority and exuberance', he was created a baronet in 1922 (ODNB).Mountain's wartime reputation had been enhanced by his refusal to insure the RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912.
* Walnuts. A collection of walnut memorabilia, 19th century and later, including 4 Chinese carved walnuts, variously carved with figures, animals, and flowers, 36 ceramic items, including plates, bowls, cruet sets, cake stands, still life ornaments, and a small Royal Worcester ginger jar, several wooden ink wells, 2 gold candles, a walnut containing a tiny scroll with photographic scenes of London, 2 nut crackers, a tobacco tin 'Ogden's Walnut Plug Sliced', a celluloid thimble in case, a hinged walnut containing miniature furniture, a white metal walnut pendant on a chain, a small white metal vinaigrette locket, several postcards, a framed engraving 'The Walnut Tribe', etc., various sizes, generally in good conditionQTY: (approximately 75)NOTE:Collection belonging to the owner's grandparents, who grew and sold walnuts. The owner's grandfather and his brother, on returning from fighting in WWI, purchased a mixed arable, cattle and fruit farm in the Dedham Vale in 1922. They decided to plant around 500 walnut trees, growing many different varieties grafted mostly onto rootstock from the Dordogne. Their boxed wet walnuts were sold in Harrods, Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, and through Covent Garden, and were apparently a special favourite of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Over the years the family amassed this collection of 'walnuttery', which, along with the walnut orchards, have been passed down the family.
AR * Topolski (Feliks, 1907-1989). Portrait of George Bernard Shaw, 1943, pencil on pale cream wove paper, signed and dated in brown ink lower left, with pencil inscription to upper right by the artist 'do you believe in miracles? Life is full of them, Science is merely trying to explain miracles... Jean Tunney, very American, a course man who never says yes, but says yeh', 250 x 190 mm (10 x 7 1/2 ins), mount aperture, period frame, glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:An unlikely friendship developed between George Bernard Shaw and the boxed Jean Tunney, following the latter's defeat of heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, Shaw held a luncheon at his London home for the boxer and his wife, attended by literary figures of the day including H. G. Wells, in December 1928. the following spring Shaw was invited to the Island of Brioni off the Italian coast to join Tunney where they witnessed a miracle. Tunney's wife Polly was struck with an appendicitis and was close to death when Tunney kneeled down to pray. Two german doctors, both by the name of Meyer suddenly appeared on the Island, one an appendix surgeon. They operated immediately and her life was saved. Shaw was deeply impressed by the apparent power of prayer, something which affected his religious beliefs thereafter.See Jay Tunney, The Playwright, and the Prize Fighter: Bernard Shaw and Jean Tunney, Shaw, volume 23, 2003, pages 149-154.
A group of Byzantine bronze buckles and fittings, some with yellow and blue enamel, 7th century and later (7) Provenance: Private Collection of Theo Sarmas (1938-2018). Theo Sarmas was a London businessman who was a passionate collector of Byzantine ceramics and Greek coinage. Princeton University, New Jersey holds the Theo Sarmas collection of medieval Greek coinage. With some enamel missing, loss to gilding
Dambuster 617 Squadron F/O Ray Grayston signed Dambusters 617 Squadron Formation 21st March 1943 commemorative FDC PM The Cenotaph Whitehall London conflicts of the 20th century we will remember 21 Mar 07. Raymond Ernest Grayston was born on 13 October 1918 in Dunsfold, Surrey, and worked as an automobile engineer before the war. Like many young men of his generation, Grayston was fascinated by flying and volunteered for the RAF at the beginning of the war. In a TV documentary to mark the 60th anniversary of the Dams Raid he described how he loved riding a motorbike at speed, and that this was one of the things which encouraged him into the air force. Initially he served as ground crew but then, along with many others who were mechanically minded, he was selected to train as a flight engineer on the new generation of heavy bombers which needed more personnel. He was posted to 50 Squadron in October 1942, and teamed up with Les Knight, who had just formed a new crew. He flew on some 18 operations with this crew before they were posted en bloc to 617 Squadron in March 1943. 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
Dambuster 617 Squadron Frederick Sutherland signed Dambusters 617 Squadron Formation 21st March 1943 commemorative FDC PM The Cenotaph Whitehall London conflicts of the 20th century we will remember 21 Mar 07. Sergeant Frederick Edwin Sutherland (26 February 1923 - 21 January 2019) was one of the original members of No. 617 Squadron RAF, who participated in Operation Chastise and who at the time of his death had become the penultimate survivor of that raid. In addition, he also participated in the later Operation Garlic during the course of which his aircraft sustained significant damage requiring him to bail out. He subsequently evaded capture and successfully returned to 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
Lord George Hamilton MP Signed Small Signature Piece. Hamilton was a British Conservative Party politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who served as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for India. 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
Rudolf Schwarz signature of the orchestra conductor who survived Auschwitz. Signed on a Paper Cutting showing a small black and white image of Schwarz. Signed in blue ink. 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
Kane Hodder Friday 13th hand-signed Jason Voorhees mask. Hand-Signed by Kane Hodder, who played Jason Voorhees in 4 of the Friday 13th movies. This mask was signed at Collectormania 21 in Milton Keynes. The mask is a hard plastic replica hockey mask and is an Adult Size. The mask is also accompanied by 4 8"x6" photos, each one depicting a poster of the 4 movies in which Kane starred as Jason Voorhees. This signed mask is guaranteed authentic and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. 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
Kane Hodder Friday 13th hand-signed Jason Voorhees mask. Hand-Signed by Kane Hodder, who played Jason Voorhees in 4 of the Friday 13th movies. This mask was signed at Collectormania 21 in Milton Keynes. The mask is a hard plastic replica hockey mask and is an Adult Size. The mask is also accompanied by 4 8"x6" photos, each one depicting a poster of the 4 movies in which Kane starred as Jason Voorhees. This signed mask is guaranteed authentic and is supplied from one of the UK's leading autograph memorabilia companies. 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
Linda Harrison signed 10x8 colour photograph with dedication and inscription. Linda Melson Harrison (born July 26, 1945) is an American television and film actress, and director and producer, who is internationally known for her role as Nova, Charlton Heston's mute mate in the science fiction film classic Planet of the Apes (1968) and the first sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes; she also had a cameo in Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the original. 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
Robert Morley signed 6x4 black and white photograph. Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (26 May 1908 - 3 June 1992) was an English actor who enjoyed a lengthy career in both Britain and the United States. He was frequently cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, often in supporting roles. In 1939 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette. 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
Dana Wynter signature piece featuring a 10x8 black and white photograph and as signed white card. Dana Wynter (born Dagmar Winter; 8 June 1931 - 5 May 2011) was a German-born British actress, who was raised in the United Kingdom and southern Africa. She appeared in film and television for more than 40 years, beginning in the 1950s. Her best-known film performance was in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). A tall, dark, elegant beauty, she played both victim and villain. Her characters both in film and on television sometimes faced horrific dangers which they often did not survive, but she also played scheming, manipulative women on television mysteries and crime procedural dramas. 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
Daisy Lowe signed 10x8 colour glamour photograph. Daisy Rebecca Lowe (born 27 January 1989) is an English fashion model who has modelled for editorial photo shoots, commercial advertising campaigns and fashion shows. She is the daughter of Pearl Lowe, the singer-songwriter turned textile and fashion designer, and Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of the rock band 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
TV Film Shah Rukh Khan signed 12x8 colour photo. Also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the Baadshah of Bollywood (in reference to his 1999 film Baadshah), King of Bollywood and King Khan, he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. The Government of India has awarded him the Padma Shri, and the Government of France has awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Legion of Honour. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the 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
VINYL RECORDS prog rock, rock and pop, an excellent box of LP's with Jimmi Hendrix, Hawkwind, Doors, Grateful Dead, Genesis, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Roxy Music, Prince, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, The Who, U2, Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen, Captain Beefheart, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, John Lennon etc 51 records Condition Report:Available upon request
Police Photograph Book, St. Mary's Gate, Derby, 1890-1920, approximately 500 pages of individual criminal profiles with accompanying photographs and manuscript details of offences committed & sentences given. The book records the convictions of Alice Wheeldon and her family members for the conspiracy to murder Prime Minister David Lloyd George, something which is still being debated to this day. Alice Wheeldon was a supporter of women's suffrage and an anti-war campaigner who sheltered young men fleeing conscription; it's believed she was set up in an effort to disgrace the anti-war movement. Other convictions in the book are wide-ranging. Many of the women have previous convictions for prostitution, and many of the men have been charged for living on the earnings of prostitution. In some instances, a husband and wife have each been convicted for causing their children to beg. A few of the men are dressed in army uniforms, and many individuals are described as having naval tattoos, hinting at the scale of conscription during WW1. Identifying marks are described, and most have physical scars. Some convictions seem shockingly petty, such as 'stealing a tin of pine apple', 'stealing a bag of soot', 'stealing growing apples', and some are bizarrely vague, like the conviction for being an 'incorrigible rogue'. Folio, original worn cloth, some handling marks from useProvenance: The vendor states, "The book was rescued by my father, a police officer at the time, when he was working for Derby Borough Police more than 40 years ago. The station was clearing out some garages and store rooms at an old police station on St Mary's Gate in Derby. My father rescued it from being thrown into the skip. He thought it was too interesting to end up in landfill."
Aldin, Cecil (Illust.). The Dog Who Wasn't What He Thought He Was, by Walter Emanuel, first edition, London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., [1914]. Quarto, publisher's illustrated cloth, complete with 24 colour lithographic plates. Contents good & bright, occasional pale marks, creasing to page corners and a short nick to the margin of one leaf; binding pulling at inner gutters, cloth covers with some light marking and creasing to corners; housed in protective clear wrappers
Wheatley, Dennis. Collection of five first editions by Hutchinson: The Second Seal, 1950 (lacking jacket); The Island Where Time Stands Still, 1954; The Prisoner in the Mask, 1957; Bill for the Use of a Body, 1964; They Used Dark Forces, 1964, tog. w/ The Malinsay Massacre, Who Killed Robert Prentice, and The Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware, condition varied, sold with all faults (8)
Fleming Ian. Mixed collection to include Goldfinger, first Book Club edition, 1959, in facsimile Cape jacket; Thunderball, first Book Club edition in facsimile Cape jacket, 1961, plus two others in unclipped Book Club wrappers; Dr. No, first Book Club ed., 1958, unclipped d.j.; The Man With the Golden Gun, first Book Club ed., 1965, unclipped d.j., and another in price-clipped jacket; From Russia With Love, first Book Club ed., n.d., unclipped d.j.; The Spy Who Loved Me, first Book Club ed., 1962, unclipped d.j.; four early printings of Jonathan Cape editions in jackets: OHMSS, 2nd impression, April 1963; Golden Gun, 2nd imp., May 1965; Spy Who Loved Me, 6th imp., March 1964; YOLT, 3rd imp., March 1965 (ex-library), plus five early Cape printings without jackets and six related books, condition varied, sold with all faults (24)
Dicks, Terence. Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowman, two copies, first edition paperbacks, signed by Tom Baker, tog. w/ Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters, by Malcolm Hulke, signed by Paul McKenna, 1975, and Doctor Who and the Cybermen, by Gerry Davis, paperback, signed by Colin Baker, and one other (5)
Fleming, Ian. Collection of four Jonathan Cape first editions: Thunderball, 1961; The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962; You Only Live Twice, 1964; The Man With the Golden Gun, 1965. Together with On Her Majesty's Secret Service, second impression, 1963. Contents generally good & bright, some with marks, pronounced shelf-lean, dust-jackets worn as found, sold with all faults (5)
The Saturday Evening Post. A collection of notable literary issues comprising: 30 Sep 1933, the first instalment of Murder in the Calais Coach, by Agatha Christie [this is the true first publication, in any form, of Murder on the Orient Express]; 9 Nov 1935, first instalment of Murder in Mesopotamia, by Agatha Christie; 7 Nov 1936, first instalment of Poirot Loses a Client, by Agatha Christie; 20 May 1939, first instalment of And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie; 20 Nov 1909, A Piece of Steak, by Jack London; 9 Aug 1930, The Bridal Party, by F. Scott Fitzgerald; 24 Jul 1937, first instalment of Summer Moonshine, by P. G. Wodehouse; 22 Apr 1939, first instalment of Uncle Fred in the Springtime, by P. G. Wodehouse; 4 May 1940, first instalment of Quick Service, by P. G. Wodehouse; 8 Nov 1941, first instalment of Money in the Bank, by P. G. Wodehouse; 24 Jan 1925, Honeysuckle Cottage, by P. G. Wodehouse; 10 Oct 1936, The Crime Wave at Blandings, by P. G. Wodehouse; 16 Jul 1938, first instalment of The Code of the Woosters, by P. G. Wodehouse; 23 Sep 1950, The World the Children Made, by Ray Bradbury; 29 Sep/13 Oct/3 Nov 1934/5 Dec & 14 Nov 1936, featuring five short stories that would later become The Unvanquished, by William Faulkner; 10 Jan 1948, The Black Pits of Luna, by Robert A. Heinlein; 8 Feb 1947, The Green Hills of Earth, by Robert A. Heinlein; 20 Sep 1947, The Mildenhall Treasure, by Roald Dahl; 31 Mar 1956, The Boy Who Hated Girls, by Kurt Vonnegut; Sep/Oct 1973, Light Verse, by Isaac Asimov; 14-28 Jan 1961 (three issues), The Counterfeiter's Knife, by Rex Stout. Magazines housed in individual wallets, sold with all faults (27)
Fleming, Ian. A Pattern of Love and Hate [Quantum of Solace], first UK edition, published in Modern Woman magazine, November 1959. Illustrated by Bob Peak who later designed the poster for The Spy Who Loved Me. The story made its first appearance in book form in For Your Eyes Only, Jonathan Cape, 11 April 1960. Complete in 14pp. within 138pp. magazine. The magazine also includes a feature on Agatha Christie, 'our greatest living crime writer'. Internally bright, covers & opening page with some toning & discolouration, staples rusted and covers almost detached, some creasing to corners. Very scarce. Together with The Bookman, No. 354, Vol. LIX, 1921, featuring an article praising The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 'the first novel of Mrs Agatha Christie', illustrated with a photograph of Christie with child (2)
Repton School & Roald Dahl Interest. An archive of books given as gifts to Sergeant W. A. Moughton, the second School Marshall at Repton, with gift inscriptions from grateful former pupils, including Roald Dahl, who has inscribed a copy of Broome Stages by Clemence Dane, 'To Sergeant Moughton, the man who never refuses to help, from Roald Dahl, 31/7/34.' It's clear that Moughton was well-liked, with messages such as this one from R. C. Evans, July 1928, 'In acknowledgement of innumerable services which he has rendered me during the last five years.' Or this one from W. P. M. Ross, Xmas 1933, 'In gratitude for many a good laugh, and much good advice'. Each book is inscribed by a thankful pupil, and in some cases several boys have evidently pitched together for a book and all signed it. Moughton obviously followed the careers of the students, and in some cases has noted down what they went on to do in later life, for instance Roger Allen, 'Now Sir Roger Allen, British Ambassador to Greece 1957/61, British Ambassador Iraq 1961.' He has also made notes beneath those killed in military service. Mixed subjects, mostly popular classics and useful reference, including a presentation copy of The Dickens World, by Humphry House, with loosely-inserted letter from the author. Condition generally good but varied, collection sold as found with all faults. Full list available on request (58)Provenance: Vendor's late father cleared the contents of a flat in Repton that formerly belonged to Moughton's sister, Lena, who had left the books with no next of kin. The vendor fondly remembers her father treasuring the collection in a bookcase in his office when she was a little girl
Fleming, Ian. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, eighth impression, 1964; You Only Live Twice, second impression, April 1964; The Spy Who Loved Me, sixth impression, March 1964. All published by Jonathan Cape in unclipped dust-jackets, internally very good & bright, dust-jackets with some discolouration and chipping to edges (3)
JAMES BOND INTEREST: Fleming (Ian), ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, first edition, first printing, black cloth boards, embossed white "ski trail" to front cover, embossed silver title initials to spine, plain white endpapers, original Richard Chopping DJ, unclipped price 16s net, front flap with introductory text, rear flap with Fleming portrait and list of titles down to The Spy Who Loved Me (1962), rear panel with four reviews, Jonathan Cape, London 1963 CONDITION REPORT:DJ - Small tear approximately 10mm long to bottom right corner, with creasing in the same area. Chips to top and bottom of spine. The odd small blemish to cover art. Some age related darkening of spine with consequent fading of title and some loss to background detail. Some darkening to top edge of back cover with further wear and blemishes.Book - Small bumps to front corners, minor shelf wear to lower edges. Wear to top and bottom edges of spine. General shelf wear and minor scuffs to boards. Foxing to block, particularly top and front edges, with some seepage of foxing to interior page edges. Some darkening to pages.
Doctor Who - Character Options - The Twelfth Doctor - collection of x3 boxed action figures; ' Twelfth Doctor Collector Figure Set ' (x2 Variations), and Bill Potts Collector Figure. All contents mint and unused, boxes either factory sealed or open from storage (ie; not deliberately opened).
Doctor Who - Character Options - SDCC Exclusive 2009 - a 2nd Doctor themed action figure ' Second Doctor With Cyberman From The Tomb Of The Cybermen '. Highly detailed Dr Who figures. Factory sealed, contents mint and unused. Packaging crushed, but unopened. Exclusive to San Diego Comic Con in 2009.
Doctor Who - Robert Harrop - WHO14 ' Osiran Sutekh ' limited edition of 300. Hand painted resin figure from the classic sci-fi series Dr Who. Appears mint and undamaged, within its original box. No 292/300. Note; from a large collection of Robert Harrop & other statues / figurines. Condition is stated within each description, however buyers are reminded that such statements are not forensic reports and all items will remain sold 'as is'. As a rule, statues do appear mint and undamaged, but this is not guaranteed. Boxes range in condition, and some have wear from storage. In all instances buyers are required to satisfy themselves. Certificates / paperwork are present if photographed, if there are no photographs of certificates then one isn't present
Doctor Who - Robert Harrop - WHO24 ' Tetrap Urak ' limited edition of 200. Hand painted resin figure from the classic sci-fi series Dr Who. Appears mint and undamaged, within its original box. No 144/200. Note; from a large collection of Robert Harrop & other statues / figurines. Condition is stated within each description, however buyers are reminded that such statements are not forensic reports and all items will remain sold 'as is'. As a rule, statues do appear mint and undamaged, but this is not guaranteed. Boxes range in condition, and some have wear from storage. In all instances buyers are required to satisfy themselves. Certificates / paperwork are present if photographed, if there are no photographs of certificates then one isn't present.
Doctor Who - Character Options - a collection of x7 boxed Dr Who action figures / sets, to include; Cyber Leader 'The Next Doctor', Series Six 'Action Figure Six Figure Set', Dalek Strategist, Ood Sigma and others. All contents mint and unused, packaging in various states (mostly G to G+, some Poor to Fair)
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