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Click here to subscribeColonel Robert Charles Goff (1837-1922), "Lenten Sermon, Duomo, Florence", Signed with the artist`s initials, inscribed and dated 1916 verso, pencil and watercolour with wiping out, 12.5cm by 8.5cm. The work is sold with a book entitled Florence painted by Colonel RC Goff and described by Mrs Goff, published by A & C Black, London
Harold Riley (b.1934), "Salford Snow Storm", Signed and dated (19)79, inscribed on an exhibition label verso, charcoal, watercolour and pastel heightened with white, 41cm by 31.5cm. Exhibited at the Harold Riley & the LS Lowry RA Exhibition, held at the Harrogate Festival. See illustration
Sir Terry Frost R.A. (1915-2003), "R B & W & Black Sun", Signed and dated (19)94, also inscribed, signed and dated verso, gouache, 19.5cm by 13.5cm. Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, started painting whilst a prisoner of war. Attended Camberwell School of Art 1947-1950, taught at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham Court from 1952, and was the Gregory Fellow at Leeds University 1954-1956, teaching at Leeds School of Art 1956-1957. Appointed Artist in Residence at the Fine Art Department, Newcastle University in 1964, a lecturer at the Department of Fine Art, Reading University 1965, and Professor of Painting 1977-1981. Frost`s first one-man show was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1952. See illustration
Henry John Yeend King R.B.A., V.P.R.I., R.O.I. (1855-1924), "April Sunshine, Carteret, Normandy", Signed, also inscribed on the original frame and extensively inscribed verso and dated 1908, oil on canvas, 110cm by 178cm. The work was exhibited at the RA in 1908, catalogue no. 866. Also bears a Salon stamp for the Paris Salon, possibly 1908/09, and also possibly being handled by Dicksee & Co. A London landscape and rustic genre painter, he studied with Bonnat and Cormon in Paris and worked for three years in a glass works, but became a highly successful artist. His painting entitled "Milking Time" was purchased by the Tate Gallery. He had a robust plein air technique, using bright bold colours which stem from his French training. His pictures were highly prized by the Victorian industrialists of the day and consequently a great many of them have been donated by these collectors to their local art galleries and museums, resulting in Rochdale, Oldham, Burnley and Sheffield having examples by him in their collections. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1879 and a member of the Royal Institute in 1886, later becoming its Vice President. See illustration
James Webb (1825-1895), "At Dinant, Belgium", Signed and dated (18)80-1, also extensively inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 77cm by 127.5cm. See illustration. Specialised in marine and landscape scenes. Works by Webb are held by The Tate, V&A Museum, and provincial galleries. Sales of his works and collection were held at Christie`s 1868
Marcel Dyf (1899-1985) French, "Pont sur la Sarthe", Signed, inscribed on an exhibition label verso, oil on canvas, 38cm by 46.5cm. Provenance: Frost & Reed Ltd, London, Bristol and Worthing. Born in Paris. During World War II he joined the Resistance and was based in Correze. In 1950 he acquired a studio in Cannes, met his wife, Claudine, in 1954 and married in 1965. She was 36 years his junior. He was a member of L`Ecole Francais, and had exhibitions in the USA and Great Britain. See illustration
Carlos Nadal (1917-1998) Spanish, "Armenonville (Arrabai Paris)", Signed, inscribed verso together with a further signature and date (19)69, oil on canvas, 81cm by 100cm. The work is accompanied by two books on the artist by Alain Barthelemy, with personal inscriptions. Born in Paris to Catalan parents, studied art in Barcelona and Paris. In 1930 enrolled at the School of Arts & Crafts in Barcelona and in 1932 he moved to the Senior School for Fine Arts of St George Barcelona. In 1935 won the Conde de Lavan for Watercolour, the Mastiera for Oil Landscape and the Fortuny for Commercial Posters. Nadal fought with the Republican Forces on the Arogonese Front, crossed the French Frontier and was interned in the Concentration Camp St Cyprien for five months. He escaped and was arrested by the Civil Guard. He returned to Barcelona, on probation, returning to his studies with the aid of a grant from the Barcelona Town Council. In 1946 Nadal was granted a scholarship by the French Government to study in Paris where he became a Fauvist painter. Although offered a Scholarship by the USA Carnegie Foundation, he married the Belgian painter Floris Joris in 1949 and settled in Brussels. The artist exhibited 1951-1983 throughout the world. Exhibited at the Harrogate Festival Exhibition 1984, number 59. See illustration
Jacob Kramer L.G. (1892-1962), Portrait of a Young Lady, head and shoulders, wearing a red dress, Signed "Kramer", oil on canvas, 60.5cm by 51cm. Born in the Ukraine, the son of a painter. His parents settled in Leeds in 1900 where he began his art studies. He was later sent to the Slade School by the Education Aid Society and began to exhibit at the New English Art Club from 1914 onwards. He also attended evening classes at Manchester School of Art. Sir Michael Sadler became his patron, and he had a solo show with Matthews & Brooke in Bradford. He was invited to show with the Vorticists in London and was elected a member of the London Group. He began to create a name as a Yorkshire-based artist, showing with Fred Lawson at Leeds School of Art in 1916, and having a solo show at the Bradford Arts Club. In 1959 he was elected President of Leeds Fine Arts Club, and in 1960 had a retrospective exhibition at Leeds City Art Gallery. Six years after his death the City of Leeds Branch College of Art was renamed The Jacob Kramer College of Art. His later shows were at the Parkin Gallery (1973), Belgrave Gallery (1990), and a centenary show at Leeds University Arts Gallery. A Jacob Epstein sculpture of him is in the Tate Gallery, which holds his work, as do the V&A Museum and the British Museum. See illustration
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), British East Africa, Feb 12th 1921, JRGM, prepared by Peter Spicer & Sons Taxidermists, Leamington, male, taxidermy horn, front horn 45cm, upper horn 21cm, connected by prepared hide, on original oak shield with ivorine title plaque with details (as above), the shield with stamped taxidermist`s name, address and 1932, also painted number 7617 See illustration. CITES Appendix I Annex A (Exempt), also USESA
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), British East Africa, February 24th 1911, JRGM, prepared by Peter Spicer & Sons Taxidermists, Leamington, female, taxidermy horn, front horn 48cm, upper horn 32cm, connected by prepared hide, on original oak shield with ivorine title plaque with details (as above), the shield with stamped taxidermist`s name, address and 11, also painted number 7243 See illustration. CITES Appendix I Annex A (Exempt), also USESA
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Near Embu, Kenya, March 1934, by Rowland Ward, full mount, in the original glazed wooden case with savannah painted background, signed Rowland Ward London W 1934 on the left front side, with ivorine title plaque within the case at the front, with original Rowland Ward label on the reverse, the cheetah approx 80cm high, 136cm long (direct nose to tail tip), the case 156cm by 53cm by 121.2cm See illustration. Provenance: Laurence Cadbury Collection. Part of a collection of mounted big game trophies brought back from Alaska, North America and East Africa in 1913 and 1934 by Laurence Cadbury. Many of his specimens were mounted by Rowland Ward, and were sold by James & Lister Lea in a marquee at "The Davids", Hole Lane, Northfield, Birmingham 17th and 18th November 1988. The cheetah was lot 748 and was illustrated in the catalogue.
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), British East Africa, January 27th 1911, JRGM, prepared by Peter Spicer & Sons Taxidermists, Leamington, female, taxidermy horn, front horn 48cm, upper horn 25cm, connected by prepared hide, on original oak shield with ivorine title plaque with details (as above), the shield with stamped taxidermist`s name, address and 11, also painted number 7243 See illustration. CITES Appendix I Annex A (Exempt), also USESA
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), British East Africa, January 1911, TGAM, prepared by Peter Spicer & Sons Taxidermists, Leamington, female, taxidermy horn, front horn 87.5cm, upper horn 45.5cm, connected by prepared hide, on original oak shield with ivorine title plaque with details (as above), the shield with stamped taxidermist`s name, address and 11, also painted number 7243 See illustration. CITES Appendix I Annex A (Exempt), also USESA
Gaur (Bos gaurus), Sunkadakatte (Mysore), Ockober 1937, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen, head mount, right horn 78cm, left horn 81cm, 82cm from the wall, on typical Van Ingen mahogany shield with original engraved aluminium plaque with inscription (as above), stamped Van Ingen Mysore on the reverse and with pencilled number 2475 See illustration
A Graduated Set of Eleven Brass Standard Weights, Bermuda 1888, by V&R Blakemore, London, comprising 56lbs (34cm), 28lbs, 14lbs, 7lbs, 4lbs, 2lbs, and 1lb-1oz, the smaller 3.7cm, each inscribed Standard Weight and with Bermuda 1888 beneath a crown, and CA divided by a crow`s foot, and numbered 2025 See illustration
A Written Record of the Donation of William Mason, late of the Parish of St Saviours, Southwark, circa 1723, handwritten on paper, the document approximately 34cm by 31cm, including … that the interest of the said four hundred pounds given by the said William Mason deceased be distributed in January or February annually to such poor housekeepers of this parish not pensioners at the discretion of the wardens of the parish …, contained in an ebonised oak wall hanging frame, with frontal double doors inscribed The Gift of Wm Mason Gent and How Applied (on the reverse with 19th century label From E Tozer, Carver, Gilder and Picture Frame Manufacturer Nos 2 &4 Southwark Bridge Road SE
Portrait Miniature of a Pretty Young Girl: Painted Pottery Oval Plaque, probably French, circa 1890, flowers in her ribbon tied brown hair, holding a billing dove, oval, 12cm by 9cm, in a decorative Florentine ebonised and ripplework octagonal frame with gilt metal mounts (some lacking), 35cm high overall (on the reverse with original label From F Del Soldato & Co, 14 Park Side, Knightsbridge, London and Florence)
A Group of Six Miniatures of Members of the Carruthers Family, comprising a pair of silhouettes of John Carruthers (fourth child & third son of John Carruthers of Shackwell and of his wife Jane), and Mary-Anne Carruthers, oval, 8.5cm, and four portraits of Francis John Carruthers, Susan Olivia Morton (b.1817, m.1839 F J Carrurthers, d.1900), Minnie Alice Carruthers (neé Nedham), and an unknown gentleman, all oval, sizes ranging 8.5cm-6.3cm
A Brass Carriage Alarm Timepiece, retailed by Leroy & Fils Palais Royal 13 & 15 Paris, stamped Drocourt, circa 1890, the corniche case with carrying handle and glazed bevelled panels, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, alarm dial, single barrel movement with later platform lever escapement, striking the alarm on a bell, movement backplate signed Leroy & Fils and stamped DC for Drocourt within a oval shaped monogram, movement numbered 6968 and 8656, 17cm high
A Novelty Mantel Timepiece Modelled as a Steam Train Exiting a Tunnel, case depicting the front of a locomotive train set with Smiths movement, silvered dial with Arabic numerals and stamped Smiths, the arch with a silvered plaque inscribed CS & N 1948, 34cm high see illustration
A French Gilt Brass Champleve Enamel Four Glass Striking Mantel Clock, retailed by Collingwood & Co, Paris, circa 1890, the case surmounted with an urn finial and turned brass finials to the corners, four bevelled glass panels and decorated throughout with champleve enamel, 4-1/4-inch dial with Arabic numerals and signed, twin barrel movement with striking on a gong, movement backplate stamped Japy Freres, twin tubed mercury pendulum, 42cm high, together with a gilded wooden plinth see illustration
An Oak Quarter Chiming Table Clock, circa 1890, the arched case with side opening doors, Corinthian capped columns to the front, 6-1/2-inch dial with a silvered Roman chapter ring, blued steel hands, two subsidiary dials for fast/slow and chime/silent, twin barrel movement with striking the quarters and hours with two hammers on to two gongs, movement backplate stamped W&H Sch, 43cm high see illustration
An Oak Chiming Table Clock, signed Barraud & Lunds, 41 Cornhill, London 3038, circa 1870, the Gothic case with three carved finials, pierced side sound frets, the base with recessed panels and upon a angled base, 7-1/2-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, dial centre signed, the arch with two subsidiary dials for slow/fast and chime/silent, engraved scroll decorated spandrels, the large triple fusee movement with anchor escapement, quarter chiming eight hammers onto eight bells and a further hammer striking a gong for the hours, movement backplate signed and numbered, movement secured in by brackets, 74cm high see illustration. Barraud & Lunds are recorded working in London 1869-81. See Loomes (Brian) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg 14.
A George III Ebonised Striking Table Clock, signed Willm Randall, Newbury, circa 1810, the single padded arched top with later finials, side carrying handles and sound frets, gilt metal mounted masked canted corners, rectangular base raised upon bracket shaped feet, 9-inch arched silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and signed, date dial, the arch with fast/slow selection, engraved with floral decoration to the corners, twin fusee movement with anchor escapement, striking on a bell, movement backplate signed and engraved with scroll decoration, movement secured with brackets, 55cm high see illustration. William Randall is recorded working in Newbury 1795-1812. See Baillie (GH) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg 263.
A Regency Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Chiming Table Clock, signed Cripps, Bath, the nicely figured brass inlaid case with an arched top, side carrying handles, sound frets and pull repeat, rectangular base raised upon ball shaped feet, 8-inch arched painted dial with Roman numerals, two subsidiary dials in the arch for fast/slow and strike/silent, triple fusee movement with anchor escapement, striking eight hammers onto eight bells and striking a further bell for the hours, movement backplate signed and engraved around the borders, movement secured by brackets, 52cm high see illustration. Cripps is recorded working in Bath circa 1819. See Baillie (GH) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg 70.
An Oak and Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Prince, Leeds, circa 1810, case with swan neck pediment, fluted columns, trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, rectangular plinth raised upon bracket shaped feet, 13-inch arched painted dial with a Arabic and Roman chapter, dial centre with two subsidiary dials for seconds and date, painted figural spandrels and the arch depicting a lady and gentleman within a landscape scene, four pillar movement with attached false plate stamped Walker & Finnemore, anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 227cm high see illustration
An Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Jno Stokes & Son, Bewdley, circa 1770, the nicely coloured case with flat top pediment, turned columns, plain rectangular trunk door, rectangular base upon bracket shaped feet, 12-inch square brass dial with Arabic and Roman chapter ring signed, matted dial centre with subsidiary dials for seconds and date aperture, later hands, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack striking on a bell, 210cm high see illustration
A Fine Mahogany Eight Day Longcase Clock with Deadbeat Centre Seconds, signed Wm Bickerstaff, Liverpool, circa 1800, the nicely figured case with swan neck pediment, hood with front painted gilt floral glazed windows, six fluted columns, flame mahogany trunk door flanked by fluted column pilasters, rectangular frame moulded plinth with canted corners and raised upon bracket shaped feet, 14-inch arched painted dial with Arabic and Roman chapter, dial centre with a finely painted oval scene and signed, centre seconds, painted figural spandrels and the arch with rolling moonphase, four pillar movement with attached falseplate stamped Wilson, deadbeat escapement and rack striking on a bell, 260cm high see illustration. William Bickerstaff is recorded working in Liverpool 1790-1829. See Baillie (GH) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg27.
A Mahogany Chiming Longcase Clock, signed William Page, West End, chime & turret clock manufacturer, Gt Portland St, London, No.559, circa 1860, the case with pagoda pediment and eagle finials, brass capped fluted columns, shaped trunk door inset with reeded pilasters, moulded quatre form rectangular plinth raised on bracket feet, 12-inch arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring signed, matted dial centre, silent/chime selection lever positioned above 12 o`clock, pierced ornate cast filigree work in the arch, the massive triple weight driven movement with anchor escapement and chiming eight hammers on eight bells and a further hammer striking a bell for the hours, 268cm high see illustration
A Mahogany and Ebony Strung Wine Cooler, late 19th century, the rectangular segmented top with reeded edge revealing a lead lined interior, the base of waisted tapering form with reeded moulding, raised on hipped fluted legs with brass caps and castors, 94cm by 60cm by 55cm. Bears label of Spilman & Co, St Martin`s, London
A George II Style Walnut Partner`s Desk, by Beresford & Hicks, circa 1930, the rectangular top inset with a brown and gilt tooled writing surface, three frieze drawers below and two pull-out slides, each pedestal with three graduated drawers and opposing cupboard doors, 156cm by 95cm by 77cm See illustration
A Regency Gilt and Gesso Two-Branch Girandole, the circular convex mirror contained within a reeded ebonised slip and ball surmounted frame, headed by a scrolling leaf pediment surmounted by an eagle, 54cm by 76cm. Bears paper label to verso, Thomas Fentham & Co, No.136 Strand, near Somerset House. For similar examples see Christopher Gilbert, marked London Furniture 1700-1840 page 205
An Art Nouveau Inlaid Mahogany "The Autovalet", the two doors inlaid with stylised flowers opening to reveal compartments for six suits, whiplash handles, stamped Patent No.17152 AD1900 and labelled Morgan & Co. The Hayes Cardiff, stamped to the back W.Hom(n)ger, 79cm wide, 46.5cm deep, 142cm high
A Staffordshire Pottery Two-Handled "Pure Milk" Pail, circa 1930, of typical conical "banded" form with lion paw terminals to the shoulder handles, transfer printed in black with two pasturing cows above the inscription Pure Milk, printed mark in black Parnall The Shopkeeper`s Shop Proprietors; W&T Avery Ltd, Parnall & Sons, 27 Summer Row, Birmingham. Works Broadmead, Bristol, 40cm diameter, 30.5cm high, together with a period aluminium hinged flat lid See illustration
Masonic Interest: A Creamware Pottery Mug, J Phillips & Co, Sunderland Pottery, early 19th century, cylindrical, printed in black with Grand Lodge flanked by columns, globes and flanked by figures, seven line verse beginning The world is in pain, 9cm high; and An Independent Oddfellows Pottery Mug, early 19th century, cylindrical, printed with the mystic eye and four-line verse beginning Behold behold the upright hand, within printed black floral frame, 8.8cm high (2)
A Prattware Duke of York and Prince Coburg Jug, circa 1794, of baluster shape, moulded on one side with the Duke of York, on the other with Prince Coburg, with some detail picked out in colours, 18.5cm high. From 1793-1795 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), second son of George III, commanded the British in Flanders. His contingent of 10,000 men was part of the army of Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg. These jugs were probably made to celebrate the victorious campaigns of 1793. A jug of this type is illustrated in Lewis (John & Griselda) Pratt Ware, Antique Collectors Club, pg168.
A Pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Crested Dessert Plates, early 19th century, each centrally painted with a seated black cat crest beneath the legend on a ribbon A Cruce Salus, within an undulating border of vine leaves in puce en camaieau and gilt, red printed Royal armorial mark, also impressed crown and FBB, 24cm diameter
A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Nineteen Piece Dessert Service, circa 1805-1810, each piece painted with a solitary chinoiserie figure by a pavilion flanked by rocks and trees, and with a song bird overhead, within bold Imari inspired borders in typical colours and gilt, comprising pairs of shell, square and oval shaped dessert dishes, a pedestal oval tazza (36cm wide), six dessert plates (20.5cm) and six bowls (15.6cm), each with brown printed mark Flight, Barr & Barr Proprietors of the Royal Porcelain Works Worcester Established 1751, Manufacturers to Their Majesties and the Prince Regent, London Warehouse Coventry Street, also impressed crown and FBB. Provenance: The Humphrey Cowtan Collection, July 19 2003
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