Documents & Ephemera - Berkshire - Reading - Maiden Erlegh Estate. Late 19th/early 20th century. Col. John Hargreaves archives mainly relating to his Maiden Erlegh Estate. An extensive collection of documents, correspondence, plans, sale brochures, etc. With Schedule of Deeds back to 1693. 1900 Tenancy agreements of fishing in the River Lodden. 1850 - bundle of documents with lease to a paper mill on the River Lodden. Case papers J. Hargreaves & J. Harrris re. Old Wheat Neptune Mining Co. (Derbyshire lead mine). 1903 draft conveyances John Hargreaves to Soloman Barnato Joel, London, Teabroker of Mayfair, with plan attached for the purchase of the Maiden Erlegh Estate. 1905 Sale brochure & plans of estate farms at Lower Earley. 1903 Sale brochure The Nook & building land with plans & Thames Meadow at Earley. 1896 Maiden Erlegh sales brochure 23pp. 1898 Draft lease of mansion house & related papers, Hargreaves to Nicol. 1878 bundle of documents Mrs Louisa Grace Golding & William Golding conveyance of Maiden Erlegh Estate to John Hargreaves. 1896 large original bill poster 35" wide, 68" high. 1896 Estates gazette with feature & photo on the sale of the estate. Large traced coloured plans of Earley Lower Wood Farm Estate made in 1805. A similar traced plan for Maiden Erlegh Estate & mansion house, etc. (After Hargreaves' death, Maiden Erlegh was purchased in 1903 by "Solly" Joel, the lavish yet generous mining, brewing & railway magnet who became its most famous resident. He spent a small fortune making the house one of the most beautiful in the county, expanding it to over seventy rooms, fifty of them bedrooms, perhaps with the help of Alfred Waterhouse. Most opulent were his Italian marble winter garden & "Pompeiian" swimming pool with colonnade surround & nude frescos. The latter was build at a cost of £12,000 (about £700,000 today) & finally sold for just £350, with the intention of shipping it to Barbados. Stories of extraordinary parties & mysterious visitors have passed into local folklore. Alas, after Solly's death in 1931, the building's life as a Boys' School & Training College were short lived & Berkshire County Council decided against its purchase for council offices. It was demolished in 1960 & the area is now a housing estate.
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† JOHN SOLLY (1928-2004); a tall cylindrical stoneware vase with pronounced ribbing covered in bronze glaze, incised signature and impressed mark, height 30cm. Condition Report: Shallow chips to unglazed footring where base stuck to kiln shelf, otherwise appears good with no further signs of faults, damage or restorations.
A large studio pottery vase by John Solly. Signed to base 'John Solly 76 & Sheila Young', Height 30cm, John Solly 1928 - 2004 studied at the central school of arts and at Camberwell, he also worked at Rye and Winchcombe pottery.Signed to base, Small chip to base. Otherwise no condition issues.
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787)Portrait of Edward Solly, half length, in a blue coat and cream waistcoat, standing beside a table oil on canvas98.7 x 73.7cm (38 7/8 x 29in).Footnotes:Provenance:The sitter, and on his death to his brotherIsaac Solly (1724-1802), and to his sonEdward Solly (1776-1848), the renowned collector, thence by descent in the Solly family to Reginal John Nash Solly (1900-1975) by whom bequeathed to the present owners.Literature:E. Peters Bowron, Pompeo Batoni. A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, Italy, 2016, p. 198, cat. no. 171Batoni's portrait of Edward Solly was painted in 1753-4 when the latter was visiting Rome, having arrived in Italy in the spring of 1753 aged 25, already a little older than many of the typical Milordi who undertook this journey as a rite of passage. He is shown dressed in a fashionable style known as à la hussar, his coat and waistcoat embellished with elaborate decorations borrowed from the Hungarian military uniform with its red collar, gold braid and frogging around the buttons. This fashion took hold after the War of Austrian Succession (1740-48) when the British were brought into contact with Hungarian troops and the popular image of Hungarian hussars as romantic and dashing led to the adoption of their uniform for masquerade wear. Batoni was to use Solly's rather relaxed, insouciant pose for another portrait two or three years later when he painted John Hase, later John Lombe, (Bowron and Kerber no. 195, p. 234, ill) although in this later iteration the sitter leans against a parapet rather than a stack of books. The books, with their characteristic Italian bindings, and the quill pens may be no casual inclusion since, unlike some of his fellow travellers who simply saw the journey as an opportunity to break free from the constraints of home, Solly was a keen student and saw his sojourn in Italy as an opportunity to develop his interest in the Classical world of art and scholarship. He pursued this interest throughout his life: on his return to England he became a member of the Society of Antiquaries and years later in 1771 he was elected to its Council.While he used the opportunity of his Grand Tour to study art and history, there were clearly lighter moments as well: he is recorded in Capua in May 1753, a town north of Naples renowned in classical times for its luxury and hedonism. In the 18th Century Capua was a stopping-off point for young Englishmen heading south towards Naples and promised a rather more informal and relaxed atmosphere than Rome. Solly's travelling companion was Charles Domville and the two men may well have encountered a number of other young British men enjoying the pleasures of Capua, as Robert Clements of Killadoon, Henry Willoughby of Birdsall, Sackville Tufton from Kent, David La Touche from Ireland and the 10th Earl of Pembroke were also there that spring. This is possibly the instigation for Solly commissioning the present portrait, as Batoni was beginning to make a considerable name for himself as a portraitist of Grand Tourists and on their arrival in Rome every one of this group of men was to sit to him. Also a painter of religious, mythological and allegorical works, Pompeo Batoni turned to portraiture around 1750 (see fig. 1) and is now chiefly remembered for the remarkable record he left us of the gilded youth of Britain in the second half of the 18th Century (for around two thirds of his sitters were British) as well as representatives of most of the courts of Europe. He was not the only fashionable portraitist in Rome at the time, both Anton Raphael Mengs and Gabriel Blanchet enjoyed success with wealthy visitors as well, but he unquestionably made the genre his own. The Solly family had for generations been wealthy businessmen and landowners in Kent and their family home, the Mote, was at Ash, near Sandwich. Edward was the youngest of the eight children of Richard Solly (1694-1729) and his wife Ann, née Hollis (1717-1776) and although his father died soon after Edward was born, he left the family well very provided for. In his youth Edward was briefly apprenticed to Jacob Chitty, a Merchant Taylor of Ironmonger Lane who traded cloth with the levant; later in his life he divided his time between Kent and London, continuing with the family's commercial interests, but it appears he never married and when he died his chattels - including this painting - were left to his oldest brother Isaac. Isaac Solly (1724-1802) was a merchant trading in Baltic timber whose son, named Edward like his uncle, followed in his father's footsteps. There was a demand for timber to feed the ship-building industry during the Napoleonic Wars so business burgeoned and in due course the younger Edward (1776-1844) moved to Berlin in order to direct his business interests. Over this period he made a name for himself as one of the great collectors of the 19th Century, building up a truly vast collection of Italian Trecento and Quattrocento paintings and works by early Netherlandish artists. When peace returned after the Napoleonic wars, the timber trade slumped as it was no longer required to support the fleet, and he sold his collection in 1821. Through the intermediary Gustav Waagen around 3000 works were acquired by King Frederick William III of Prussia and of these, 677 works were to form the core of the new Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. Undeterred, Solly formed a second collection on his return to England. It is tempting to speculate that his uncle's antiquarian interests – and perhaps even this portrait of him by Batoni – helped spark the younger Edward's interest in art and collecting.The present work was unknown to scholarship until seen by Bowron and Kerber in the Summer of 2015, having remained in the Solly family collection since it was painted.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Signed by Nelson MandelaForman (Lionel) and Sacks (E.S. 'Solly'), The South African Treason Trail, John Calder, 1957, quarto, title page signed by Lionel Bernstein and Nelson Mandela (two of the accused) and by the activist Hilda Bernstein (the Mandela signature dated 14.1.2000), dust wrapper [with manuscript letter of authentication from Ian Shapiro, on Spink headed paper][At the time of signing, the vendor was informed by Lionel Bernstein that only one other copy of this book was signed by Mandela - Bernstein's own book at Rhodes House, which was signed by all of the accused]
Miniature Medal Group and Silver Inscribed Snuff Box. Lot consists of D.S.O. World War 1914-15 Star trio with oak leaf. Apparently awarded to Lt Col John Coulson. Plus silver hallmarked snuff box awarded on Armistice Day 1918 and inscribed "J.C. from A.S.F II.XI.18". Paper insert refers to A.S.F. as General Solly-Flood. Excellent condition. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56
NO RESERVE Fine Arts.- Gilchrist (Alexander) Life of William Blake, "Pictor Ignotus", 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait and folding frontispiece,original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight wear to joints and spine ends, London and Cambridge, 1863 § Fuseli (Henry) The Life and Writings..., edited by John Knowles, 3 vol., engraved portrait, bookplate of Rev. William Staunton, contemporary pink calf, some scuffs, spines browned and lacking labels, 1831 § Solly (N.Neal) Memoir of the Life of David Cox, mounted albumen prints, original decorated cloth, gilt, spine faded, 1875 § Eastlake (Charles Lock) contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts, First & Second Series, 2 vol., original cloth (not uniform), 1848-70, plates and illustrations, rubbed; and c.80 others on the fine arts, 8vo & 4to (c.85)
Theatre.- Boaden (James) The Life of Mrs. Jordan..., 2 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, folding plate, extra-illustrated with 28 engraved plates depicting actors and playwrights of the era and scenes from contemporary plays (these all hand-coloured, with 3 after Robert Cruikshank, 1 after Lawrence, and with many engraved by William Ridley) and several ff. culled from published works with notes on contemporary theatre, most pieces mounted to ff. bound in, a little foxing and offsetting, contemporary crushed morocco, a little worn, joints splitting, 1831; Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons..., 2 vol., mezzotint portrait frontispiece, most ff. browned and with marginal damp-staining, hinges splitting, contemporary straight-grain morocco, g.e., a little worn, boards damp-stained, vol.II. upper board detached, 1827; and 5 others, one a copy of Egerton's Theatrical Remembrancer, 8vo (9)⁂Portraits in first include Grimaldi, Mrs Crouch, Miss Lee, Mr Dowton, Mrs Billington, Mrs Mattocks, John O'Keeffe, Mrs Inchbald, and Her Serence Highness the Margravine of Anspach.Provenance: first: Edward Jolly and John Gayner (bookplates).Edward Solly (1819-1886) chemist and antiquary, son of the great art collector.
A collection of around 200 letters from eminent doctors, scientists and others, 18th century and later. Writers include: Dr John Aikin, Thomas Arnold to Dr Pulteney, Charles Bell signed certificates, Mary Carpenter, George Cheyne, George Combe, John Connolly (several), Astley Cooper (several), Thomas Denman, William Gull, Henry Holland, Dr Monro (1779), Richard Owen, Pinel, Charles Reade, Reil (in German), Solly, etc.
JOHN SOLLY (1928-2004); a large earthenware flagon with cork stopper covered in deep tenmoku glaze, impressed marks, height (excluding stopper) 38cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Kiln kiss to one side, otherwise appears good with no further obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration.This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
Gordon (John). Observations on the Structure of the Brain, Comprising an Estimate of the Claims of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim to Discovery in the Anatomy of that Organ, 1st edition, 1817, 2 engraved plates at rear (damp stained), some spotting and marginal damp staining, library ink stamp to title verso, armorial bookplate of John Lawson, modern red half morocco, together with Abercrombie (John), Pathological and Practical Researches on Diseases of the Brain and the Spinal Cord, 2nd edition, enlarged, Edinburgh, 1829, heavy spotting and a little dust-soiling throughout, old damp stain to some outer corners, contemporary boards (library blindstamps), soiling and edge wear, cloth reback, plus Bryant (Thomas), Hunterian Lectures on Tension, as met with in Surgical Practice. Inflammation of Bone. And on Cranial and Intracranial Injuries..., 1888, publisher's catalogue at rear, original cloth gilt, rubbed and slightly soiled, all 8vo, plus 3 related by Solly and Noble (6)
JOHN SOLLY (1928-2004); a slipware charger, yellow and green running glaze on brown ground, impressed mark for 1953-86, diameter 36cm. (D) CONDITION REPORT: Appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
Collection of Studio pottery, to include a Keiko Hasegawa vase, a Yelland vase and dish, a Moffat pottery vase, a Margaret Leach jug, a Charles Tustin Winchcombe pottery cup and preserve pot, John Solly dish, Cricklade dish, two Sidney Tustin dishes, an unmarked cheese dish, vase, and cup, (16) Condition report: The Yelland dish has small rim chips, the Tustin preserve pot has a rim chip and hairline crack.
English School early 18th Century Portrait of a Hannah Hollis wife of John Hollis in a painted oval Later titled and inscribed on a label verso Died May 15th 1740. Aged 73. Their daughter Ann married Richard Solly. This picture was bought by F.R.Pryorat thesale of the Serge Hill pictures and furniture Jan 1921 Oil on canvas 75 x 62cm; 29½ x 24¼in ++Old lining a small area of paint loss upper left some abrasions to face and lower left varnish discoloured
John Solly (1928-2004) An Earthenware Bowl, with green and blue banded decoration covered in a brown slip-trailed pattern, impressed PEASMARSH JOHN SOLLY E.SK, and signed John Solly 1997, 31cm diameter; and An Orrefors Frosted Glass Brick Dish, with cut exterior and clear smooth interior, signed Orrefors L 2253-421, 25cm by 14.5cm, 9cm high (2) John Solly was born in 1928 in Maidstone, Kent. At the age of twenty-five he set up his own pottery at London Road. He studied at Maidstone School of Art and the Central School of Art in London, he worked at Rye pottery with Jack and Wally Cole and also at Winchcombe with Ray Finch. He made domestic wares in earthenware for thirty-three years, and then moved to Peasmarsh in Sussex.
A collection of twenty five books on Artists and Art to include Memoir of the Life of David Cox by N Neil Solly, Richard Parks Bonnington by A Dubusson, sketches by Samuel Prout, Birket Foster by H M Cundall, George Morland by Sir Walter Gilby, Artists in Italy by Walter Tyndale, William Callow, An Autobiography by H M Cundall, Shardin by Herbert E First, History of British Watercolour Painting by HM Cundall, Canvas to Cover by Edward Seago, John Petty by Martin Hardie, Joseph Wright of Derby by Benedict Nicholson, further artists to include Peter De Wint, Edward Lear, Greuze etc (25)
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM PARS (1742-1782) VIEW OF A HILL TOWN AND ITS OUTSKIRTS, POSSIBLY LAUNCESTON Watercolour with pen and ink, on original mount, unframed 22 x 38.5cm. Provenance: Mrs Solly of the Merivale family, to whom bequeathed by Francis Towne. Iolo Williams noted that the Misses Merivale inherited "a rich store of Towne`s drawings". John Merivale was Towne`s great friend and residuary legatee. ++ Some pigment oxidised with `spotting` throughout; vertical crease (or join)
Art Reference. Girtin (Thomas) & Loshak (David). The Art of Thomas Girtin, 1954, dust wrapper; Mayne (Jonathan). Thomas Girtin, 1949, numbered ltd. edition, dust wrapper; Davies (Randall). Thomas Girtin's Water-Colours, 1924, vellum-backed boards; Oppe, (A.P.). The Water-Colour Drawings of John Sell Cotman, 1923, cloth; Cox (David). A Treatise on Landscape Painting in Water Colours, 1922, cloth; Solly, (N. Neil). Memoir of the Life of David Cox, 1973, dust wrapper (torn) (6)
Anthony Southcombe (Contemporary), Fire Brigade, Limited edition lithograph, Signed within the margin lower right, Inscribed with title and 12/100 lower left, 48.5cm x 63cm, Moatfiore (late 20th century), Man with three doves, Limited edition lithograph, Signed, inscribed 2/36 and dated 1974 lower right, S. 93.5cm x 64cm, and a quantity of unframed prints by artists including Barbara Karban, Elaine Epps, Philip Solly, Ilana Richards, Francis Kelly, Patricia Langmead, and John Brunsdon (qty)
Suckling, Alfred, Memorials of the Antiquities and Architecture, Family History and Heraldry of the County of Essex, London, John Weale, 1845, 4to (380 x 270mm.), illustrated title, tinted lithographed frontispiece, and 33 plates, some tinted, others hand-colored, wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary red calf backed spine, spine lettered in gilt, Ex-libris bookplate of A. R. Solly. Large Paper Copy
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