A George III satinwood, purpleheart, tulipwood crossbanded and marquetry cylinder bonheur du jourCirca 1790, the superstructure comprised of a raised central bay, downswept spandrels each inlaid with a quarter conch shell and four open compartments, above a chequered tambour cylinder, enclosing eight pigeon holes, two drawers and a gilt tooled leather writing surface, over one long frieze drawer, on square tapering legs terminating in brass cappings and castors, 77cm wide x 58cm deep x 131cm high, (30in wide x 22 1/2in deep x 51 1/2in high)Footnotes:Purchased Acquired by the current owner and vendor from W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A 19th century French gilt brass mounted 'Boulle' tortoiseshell inlaid mantle clockthe movement signed Vincenti et Ciethe swept arched case with intricate brass inlay and foliate mounts surmounted by an urn above a fully glazed front door and sides on scrolling feet, the cast brass dial with separate Arabic and Roman enamel cartouche insets to the chapter ring, the winding holes on a matted and foliate case ground with blued steel hands, the twin spring barrel movement with Brocot escapement and suspension, with elaborate sunburst pendulum, case key, winding key and suspension key, 57cms highFootnotes:Born in Corsica in 1786, Jean Vincenti's family moved to Montbeliard in1791. By 1823 he had established a factory making rough movements for clocks and watches. It seems that the bulk of the ebauche/rough movement machinery used in the factory was self-made. The factory went bankrupt in 1828, but by October 1829 Albert Roux had possibly enerted into partnership with Vincenti, or possibly bought his factory outright, however the name, Vincenti & Cie, was kept. Around 1830, in addition to the rough movements (of which 3,000 were being produced a year), mechanical devices were being made as well, including metronomes, oil lamps, music boxes, etc. In 1834, Roux took over an old sawmill and weaving factory and, as the building dated to 1773, updated it and based Vincenti & Cie there. Before this move it was known in the area as L'usine de la Petite Raisse (The Factory of Petite Raisse); by the time Vincenti & Cie ceased trading, it was known as L'Usine Roux (Roux's Factory). Vincenti died in 1834, the same year Vincenti & Cie won a silver medal at the Exposition. They would go on to win medals at the Expositions of 1839,1844,1849,1855, and 1867.In 1850, workers lodgings were built on the site and six years later, a house for Roux and his family was constructed within the factory's footprint. Albert died in 1858 and was succeeded by his son Amédée. His son would expand the output of the factory to encompass chiming clocks, travel alarm clocks, Morse code receivers, and several other devices. 1864 saw the addition of a foundry to the factory; in this same year, it is recorded that 5,500 rough clock movements were made per month. Amédée died in 1876, when his son was 9. It seems likely (based on similar situations with other horologists) that Amédée's wife, Emma de Freystedt, would have taken over the running of the factory, until Albert had been educated. Albert was listed as an horological manufacturer, as were his father and grandfather, therefore it seems likely he would have taken over the running of the factory eventually. 1890 saw another expansion into phonograph movements and mechanisms for various meters, extinguishers, etc. Initially their customers had been in Paris, and later the Jura region. By 1890, however, their client base had expanded to neighbouring Belgium and Switzerland, as well as slightly further afield in the UK and even the USA. To meet demand, they were making 80,000 clock movement per year, though this figure does include the clockwork motors and meters mentioned above. Around this same time, the foundry was being used to make brass and bronze wire, an operation that was expanded in 1895. That same year, a salesroom was established in Paris, 110 rue Vielle-du-Temple.The last expansion of the factory took place in 1902, when a new steam engine and steam engine room were installed, to modernise the factory's water wheels and 1840's steam engine. By 1926, 57 people remained working in the factory, and the doors were finally closed in 1929. At its peak, in 1863, the Vincenti & Cie factory had employed 400 workers, and been the largest rough movement manufacturer of clocks in France, with the exception of Japy freres.Raphaël, F., Région Franche-Comté, Inventaire du patrimoine (2012) Usine d'horlogerie et de mécanique de précision Roux et Cie. Available at: https://patrimoine.bourgognefranchecomte.fr/dossiers-inventaire/usine-dhorlogerie-et-de-mecanique-de-precision-roux-et-cie-ia25001019This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good late 19th/early 20th century carved oak table clockthe dial signed J. Smith & Sons, Clerkenwell, Londonthe architectural case with carved pediment over canted corners, the sides with sound frets, on footed plinth base, the signed 5' rectangular silvered Roman dial with engraved mask and matching blued steel hands, a regulation dial above XII, the twin chain fusee movement with anchor escapement striking on a coiled gong, with pendulum, two case keys and a winding key, 35cms highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Willis Good (British, 1845-1879): A rare patinated bronze equestrian model of a huntsman with his hounds and a foxthe dismounted figure crouching beside his horse, blowing his horn and gesturing with his riding crop, the hounds surrounding a fox, raised on a naturalistic canted base signed and dated J Willis Good 1872, 30.5cm high, 56cm wide, 29cm deep approximatelyFootnotes:John Willis Good is the leading English 'Animalier' sculptor of the 19th century century, whose work is comparable with the French 'Animalier' masters of the period. During his short but prolific career he concentrated on studies of hunting scenes, namely hounds and horses, with or without ridersSadly, at the age of 34, after only ten years exhibiting his work, he shot himself in his studio on the Fulham Road, London. Perhaps for this reason we know very little about him today other than he took a probationary course in the schools of the Royal Academy and later studied under the celebrated Austrian born sculptor Joseph Edgar Boehm Boehm (1834-1890). Between 1870 and 1878 he exhibited sixteen pieces at the Royal Academy and on one occasion collaborated on a work with Charles Lutyens, himself a well-known sporting painter who also produced several sculptures.Willis Good's sculptures were justifiably popular during his lifetime and were edited in bronze, sterling silver and silver-plated bronze, often by Elkington & Co. of Birmingham. His last work was a series of studies of hounds, and he became increasingly interested in the patination of his work which he began to carry out himself.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Alfred Adrian Jones MVO (British, 1845-1938): A patinated bronze equestrian group of a huntsman and two houndspossibly cast by Elkington & Co.the seated rider blowing his horn, one hound leaping over a small fence, the other before the horse, on naturalistic rectangular base, the rear signed and inscribed AJA and ELKINGTON&CO,, 50cm high, 47cm wide, 23cm deep approximately overallFootnotes:Adrian Jones was a British sculptor and painter who specialised in the depiction of animals, in particular horses. Born in Ludlow, Shropshire, he studied at the Royal Veterinary College, London and in 1866 he qualified as a veterinary surgeon. The following year he enlisted in the Army as a veterinary officer in the Royal Horse Artillery with whom he served between 1867 and 1890. After an illustrious military career, travelling extensively and serving overseas, Jones retired in 1891 with the rank of captain. By this time, he was already active as an artist, having exhibited at the Royal Academy as early as 1884. In 1891 he married and moved to 147 Church Street, Chelsea where he built an art studio in the garden.In 1888 Jones received his first formal commission, to sculpt the outstanding racehorse Ormonde, a triple crown winner, from the Duke of Westminster. The quality and success of this first commission ensured that he attracted the patronage of other horse owners and he soon became nationally renowned as an equestrian sculptor of some of the Turf's greatest racehorses. His training as a veterinary surgeon also gave him a deep knowledge of equine anatomy which he used in his work with great success.Throughout the course of his artistic career Adrian Jones undertook many public monumental commissions, most notable of which is perhaps 'Peace descending on the Quadriga of War' on top of the Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner in London.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Pierre Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879): A patinated bronze figural group 'Groupe chiens en défaut (Valet Louis XV)'the young royal huntsman holding a tricorn hat in his right hand, his bugle resting on his shoulder, looking down on two hounds below his horse, raised on an oval naturalistic base, signed P. J MÊNE, 42cm high, 46cm wide, 21cm deepFootnotes:Pierre-Jules Mêne is perhaps the most famous animalier sculptor after Barye, and his hunting groups are consistently the best among the genre. Number 6 in Mêne's catalogue, Valet de chasse Louis XV is one of four groups by Mêne incorporating a Royal huntsman. The present model differs from the other examples, in that the huntsman is shown gesturing the hounds forward with his hat in hand. Mêne's inspiration was no doubt the historical revival of the Louis XV style fashionable during the 1860s.Literature:M. Poletti & A Richarme, Pierre-Jules Mêne 1810-1879 : Catalogue raisonné., Paris 2007, p.30.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An extensive 20th century Nymphenburg porcelain part dinner service together with a similar associated Nympenburg part coffee and tea serviceall in the 18th century styleeach piece with moulded scalloped rims enamelled with posies of colourful garden flowers, flower sprays and sprigs, the dinner service with puce feathered borders, the coffee and tea set with similar gilt borders, the dinner service comprising 12 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 12 dessert plates, 12 side plates, 12 soup dishes, 11 large pierced dessert or cheese plates, a large oval twin handled serving dish, a pair of large oval meat platters, a large circular serving plate, a circular twin handled tureen & cover, a pair of medium oval serving dishes, a pair of medium circular serving dishes, a pair of similar smaller dishes, a pair of square serving bowls, a pair of oval twin handled sauce boats on fixed stands, a pair of oval salts and a small jug, the part coffee and tea set comprising 13 cups & 12 saucers, 13 cake or pastry plates, a teapot & cover, a coffee pot & cover, four graduated cream or milk jugs, a large circular cabaret tray & another smaller of shaped oval form, a small twin handled serving dish and two various small bowls or ecules & covers, each piece with printed factory mark, some with impressed factory marks, all either with red, puce or green painted factory numbers and letters, various sizes, the largest twin handled serving dish, 44cm wide, the coffee pot, 26cm high overall, the salts, 8cm wide, together with a part set of three Germain pierced dessert plates with pierced borders each with a pseudo Meissen style blue crossed swords mark (large qty)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A mid Victorian burr walnut, walnut and tulipwood crossbanded centre table by Gillow and Co.Circa 1870, the oval quarter veneered top with a reverse ogee moulded edge, on a ring turned fluted and stiff-leaf clasped column, terminating in four panelled and channelled downswept square-section legs, with squared scroll feet and recessed castors, the block stamped: 'GILLOW & CO., 2463, 116cm wide, 88cm deep, 74cm high (45 1/2in wide, 34 1/2in deep, 29in high) Footnotes:The Gillows stamp impressed upon the present lot is one typically found on pieces of furniture made by the renowned cabinet making firm during the 1860s and 1870s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20th century Swiss Atmos 'clock'the dial and movement signed and numbered LeCoultre & Cie Calibre 528-8 Serial number 276676the rectangular case with lacquered brass framework sunk into the substantial chamfered polished base, the latched door opening to allow for case height adjustment using the integral spirit level, the white and brass Arabic dial with skeletonised centre bearing two counterpoised brass hands, the exposed movement with delicate jewelled train and Elinvar wire, terminating in an indexing platform with 'SF' and 'RA', 24cm high Footnotes:This calibre, 528-8, was manufactured between 1960-1980. The serial numbers in 1960 began with 107,001 and it has been suggested that LeCoultre were manufacturing up to 25,000 Atmos' per year. If this was the case, it would suggest a date of manufacture of around 1967 for the current clock.Walliman, A. (2017) Dating Your Atmos Clock. Available at: http://atmosclocks.com/dating.html. Polish Gemmalogical Labratory (2019) Jaeger-LeCoultre Clock, Atmos 528-8. Available at:http://www.antyki.podgryfami.pl/katalog/zegarki/stolowe/zegar-jaeger-lecoultre-atmos-528-8.html?hl=en.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Art Deco chromium plated and peach tinted clear glass wall 'mystery' wall timepiececirca 1935, retailed by Garrard & Co. the 7.5' dial with stylised Arabic numerals and baton markers at the quarters, the rear mounted with a spring driven keyless movement, with wall mounted pivoting bracket stamped to one end, 21.5cm high overallFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare late 19th century Japanese brass Dai-Dokei with side-pendulum and engraved dial platesurmounted by a heavy bronze straight-sided bell mounted on a turned brass post set on the overhanging brass top plate, the shaped rectangular dial plate engraved with scrolling foliage around the rotating 3.5'' twenty-four hour dial now marked in Roman hours twice I-XII, subdivided into ten minute divisions, with brass alarm setting hand and elaborately pierced stationary hour hand, the weight-driven birdcage movement with twin vertical verge escape wheels and double-sided pallets, each wide swing of the crutch (pendulum now lacking) acting on alternate wheels, with trains of four wheels, each wheel of brass and with solid centres to steel high-count pinions, the striking train with solid brass toothed count wheel striking the hours, 1-12 on a vertical hammer, governed by a four-vane fly, 27cms highFootnotes:Japanese lantern clocks belong to a larger group of traditional Japanese clocks known as Wadokei. Within the category of 'lantern clock' are various sub-divisions, including Dai-dokei which are lantern clocks that were displayed under a hood on a specially made four-legged stand, Yagura-dokei a lantern clock on a pyramidal prism stand and a Hashira-dokei the closest to a European lantern clock, which would sit on a wood wall bracket, occasionally with a hood. It is difficult to say definitively which category this clock belongs to as it does not have a stand or bracket with it. However, it is clear from examining the movement that it is not missing any side doors, which suggests that it would have been covered by something to protect it from the elements. Furthermore, as it has a four wheel train it is considered to be a larger clock, by Wadokei standards, which means it is unlikely to be hung on a wall; most Japanese house walls at this time were made of light wood and paper, with the exception of the central wooden beam which supported the structure. Considering these two factors, this clock can be tentatively classified as a Dai-dokei, though this remains conjecture.This is likely to be a transitional clock; beginning in 1873 Japan converted their national time system from temporal hours to equally divided hours. Before this date, most clocks made in Japan had dials and striking that reflected a day being variably divided into six toki during the day, and six during the night. The exact length of the toki would vary depending on the season; however, there would always be six divisions in both day and night. The numbers used to refer to each toki were a sequence from 9-4 with 9 representing midnight, 6 representing dawn down to 4, before repeating the sequence with 9 representing midday and 6 representing dusk. The numerals would be represented by animals as well, with twelve animals used so that in conversation 'the toki of the Horse' clearly referred to 9 during the day (or Noon), whereas 'the toki of the Rat' was 9 during the night (midnight). In order to display this on a clock dial a foliot escapement was used which could be regulated to go faster or slower depending on the day; double foliots were created as well with automatic, cam-assisted switch over between the daylight rate and the night time rate. Clocks without foliot escapements would be provided with moveable hour plaques, which could be pushed manually or mechanically around the chapter ring as the season dictated.In 1875, the first clock factory opened in Japan, primarily making American-type domestic clocks, all with uniform hours. Before this point, all clocks in Japan had been made by individual clockmakers; there was no wholesale 'rough movement' industry either, so generally one craftsman would create a clock from metal plate and rod, perhaps spending a year making each one. This accounts for the unique qualities of the clocks made before 1875; although they look similar, no two are interchangeable. This clock has a pendulum movement and vertical double crown wheel escapement, which is occasionally seen pre-1873, but a fixed Roman numeral chapter ring as well as a standard 12-hour count wheel, both features which were not seen until after 1873. However, the spring finger on the striking detent which connects with the hour pin on the back of the revolving dial is a pre-1873 construction, as is the traditional bell with its thickened inner rim. It seems likely that this clock was made circa 1873, having a combination of older and newer features, looking similar to other earlier clocks, but using the new system of time display. That it is a fully brass movement and has a fixed hour hand with a revolving dial, suggests it is at the later end of the Wadokei timeline.Provenance-Sold in these rooms 12 December 2018, Lot 101Strachan, A. (2014) 'Japanese Clocks,' Horological Journal, Volume 156 (9), pgs. 394-398 (Accessed 9 May 2022).Ward, F. A. B. (1956) 'Informal Meeting', Antiquarian Horology, Volume 1 (11), pgs. 169-170 (Accessed 9 May 2022).Strachan, A. WADOKEI.ORG: Sharing a passion for Japanese Edo Period Clocks. Available at: https://wadokei.org/ (Accessed 9 May 2022).Japan Clock & Watch Association (2022) History of the Japanese Horological Industry. Available at:https://www.jcwa.or.jp/en/etc/history01.html (Accessed 9 May 2022).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late Regency giltwood footstoolin the manner of Matthew Gregson of scroll ended form, the longer sides with carved flowerhead and lotus blossom, the reeded base raised on lobed bun feet, later covered in a close-nailed 17th/18th Brussels tapestry fragment, 28cm high, 40.5cm long, 28.3cm wideFootnotes:Born in Liverpool, Matthew Gregson (1749-1824) was an upholsterer and cabinetmaker and became a Lancaster freeman in 1779-80. The son of Thomas Gregson, a blockmaker from Lancaster, Gregson formed a business partnership with Jonathan Bullen in the late 18th century with connections to Gillows. A similar stool to the offered lot designed by Matthew Gregson was illustrated in Ackermann's Repository, October 1813.Literature:Susan E Stuart, 'Gillows of Lancaster and London' 1730-1840, pp.'s 243-244 & 313-314Frances Collard, 'Regency Furniture' p. 41, pl.5;For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of George III gilt bronze and cut glass twin branch lustre candelabrapossibly Scottishthe central acorn shaped finials flanked by thistle-shaped nozzles issuing from dragon-form branches, the drip-pans hung with drops and lustres, each raised on a baluster and circular spreading foot, 36cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceAcquired from W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good late 19th century German oak quarter chiming bracket clock with pull repeat and matching bracketthe movement stamped for Winterhalder and Hoffmeierthe architectural case with triangular pediment over reeded pilasters and a stepped rusticated stonework base, the 6' rectangular dial with subsidiaries for regulation and chime/silent over the silvered chapter ring, the heavy triple chain fusee movement with anchor escapement chiming the quarters on a set of four gongs and striking the hours on a fifth (the block stamped J. & F.D.), together with pendulum, winding key and case key, the clock, 46cm high, the bracket, 37cm high (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 19th century French patinated bronze and marble figural mantel, the figure after Jean-Jacques, called James, Pradier (Swiss, 1790-1852)the movement stamped Richond F. A. Paristhe rectangular black and variegated marble case surmounted by a figure of Terpsichore holding her lyre & plectrum before a wellhead signed J PRADIER, on naturalistic base, the 3.5' enamel dial with Roman numerals, on plinth base, the brass twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum, 52.5cm high This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Charles Valton (French, 1851-1918): A patinated bronze model of a lionessthe recumbent cat on a rockwork base, signed Valton and with E.Colin & Cie. Paris foundry stamp, raised on a rectangular red marble base, 14cm high, 24cm wide overallFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good early 19th Century mahogany longcase clock with deadbeat escapementthe dial signed Ellicott & Taylor, Royal Exchange, the movement supplied by Thwaites, numbered 3598. the arched hood surmounted by a concave moulded plinth supporting a brass ball finial over fish-scale side frets, stop fluted canted front angles and a circular glazed aperture above quadrant frets, the long door with intricately moulded edge flanked by matching canted stop-fluted angles, on a base with applied shaped moulded panel and double stepped plinth, the 12' repainted convex circular Roman and Arabic dial with matching gilt serpentine hands, with strike/not strike lever at XII, the movement with shouldered plates united by five knopped pillars, stamped on the frontplate THWAITES 3598 and repeat numbered along the top edge of the plate, with deadbeat escapement to a pendulum terminating in a heavy lenticular bob, with rack strike on the shallow bell (the bell inscribed in ink for the one-time owner or repairer 'J. Pritchard, Southgate, 8 July 1840.') together with the pendulum, two lead weights, two crank keys, a hood key and trunk key, 216cm highFootnotes:Thwaites records suggest that movement number 3598 was sold by them in 1805. See Rose, E.D. (1978) English Dial Clocks. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, Appendix III.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A charming Embroidery with Imperial Eaglethe regal bird with wings outstretched, its head turned to sinister with an elaborate coronet floating just above, its delicate talons perched on two entwined laurel branches, raised on a pale blue ground and displayed behind a glass panel within a gilt wood border, including the frame 48.5cm x 48.1cm Provenance:Charlotte BonapartePrivate Collection, FlorenceExhibited:Museo Napoleonico, Rome (5 February-30 May 2010)Musee Napoleon , Elba (15 June-30 September 2010)Chateaux de Malmaison & de Bois-Preau Museum (20 October 2010-10 January 2011Literature:Exhibition catalogues for Rome and Malmaison 2010 & 2011Footnotes:Possibly from the private collection of Justine Riblet.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare and unusual Thomas Webb and Sons cameo glass 'tusk' vase, circa 1885in the Oriental manner, of gently curved tapering cylindrical form on a stepped base, the heavy glass delicately shaded with brown stain to imitate the appearance of old ivory, delicately carved with scrolling plants and flowers including hibiscus, chrysanthemums and grasses within geometric borders, etched THOMAS WEBB & SONS mark, 19.2cm highFootnotes:The design appears in the Ivory glass pattern book as number I290. The price archive lists this as a 7 1/2in vase with individual costs as 18/- for making, 18/6d for etching and 4/6d for painting. The vase sold for 50/-, representing a relatively small profit of 9 shillings. See Ray and Lee Grover, English Cameo Glass (1980), pp.227 and 419, no.S421. The original drawing is reproduced in A Facsimile of Thomas Webb & Sons' Pattern Books Principally for Cameo Glass by the Woodall Team (2000), published by Richard Dennis, p.45.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Charles Rene de Saint-Marceaux (French, 1845-1915): A patinated bronze figure of a Harlequin the standing masked figure clad in his Commedia dell'arte costume with crossed arms, on faux wooden boarded stage base, signed and dated Saint-Marceaux 1879 and with Reduction Mecanique, A Collas, Breveil pastille, the rear inscribed F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur, Paris and numbered 125, now lacking slapstick, 51cm high Footnotes:René de Saint-Marceaux was the son of a Reims wine merchant. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris under the tutelage of Jouffroy, exhibiting at the Salon of 1868, studying later in Italy. Considerable success followed, and he was awarded gold medals at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, having been elected as a Chevalier to the Legion d'Honneur in 1880, and later becoming an officer. His public Parisian works may be seen in the Champs-Elysees (Alphonse Daudet the noted novelist) and Alexander Dumas fils, in Montmartre and the Louvre. This Harlequin figure can be seen in Reims Museum, and Bucharest Arts Museum.Literature:Benezit, E. Dictionnaire Critique & Documentaire Des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs & Graveurs 14 Volumes. France: Grund/Hilmarton Manor Press, 2006, Vol XII.Berman, Harold. Bronzes, Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, 3 Volumes. Chicago [Ill.]: Abage, 1977. Vol II, p. 333.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20th century skeleton timepiece with endless chain, glass shade and custom casesigned F. H. Whitlockthe open frame surmounted by a phoenix perching on a steel ball, the lower section flanked by twin colums on a green marble plinth base and bun feet, the dial with a skeletonised centre and silvered Roman chapter ring with blued steel hands, above a silvered thermometer plaque with engraved Fahrenheit and Réaumur gradients, the single chain-driven barrel movement with anchor escapement and graduated crutch ꟻHWhitlock engraved on the backplate, ticking, with custom built wood transport box included, 55cm cmFootnotes:Fred H Whitlock made a number of clocks for Dent & Co. in the 1960's and 1970's, including a clock to commemorate the Concorde airline, sold by Bonhams in New Bond Street in 2014. It is likely that this clock would also have been sold by Dent & Co.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A mid 19th century English 'Parian' type biscuit glazed porcelain figural group of 'Ariadne & the Panther'after the original model by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (German, 1758-1841), and the Minton version modelled by John Bell (British, 1811-1898) the semi-clad classical maiden reclining on the back of the draped panther, on a rectangular base, 38cm highFootnotes:The Parian models of 'Ariadne and the Panther' and 'Una and the Lion' by Minton & Co. were produced for Summerly's Art Manufactures from 1847 to the 1860s. The composition of 'Ariadne and Panther' modelled by Bell was copied from the original subject by the German sculptor Johann Heinrich von Dannecke and contemporary advertisements indicate that the Ariadne group was on sale before the Una and the Lion model so it probably provided the inspiration for the production of the pair.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Edwardian Arts and Crafts mahogany, mother of pearl, pewter and fruitwood inlaid display cabinet/buffetpossibly by Shapland & Petter or Wylie & Lochhead of GlasgowCirca 1905, inlaid with stylised flowers and foliage incorporating some purple dyed segments and with hearts, with a pair of glazed panelled and oval moulded glass inset doors enclosing two shelves, above platform undertier, 127cm wide x 41cm deep x 201cm high, (50in wide x 16in deep x 79in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Attributed to Raffaele Monti (Italian, 1818-1881): A pair of third quarter 19th century white marble busts of Milton & Shakespearethe former modelled full face with long curling hair, lace trimmed tassel tied collar and draped shoulders, the later looking slightly to sinister wearing a tassel tied lace trimmed shirt and drapery, both apparently unmarked and raised on turned moulded circular socles, 51cm high overall approximately (2)Footnotes:Born in Milan, Raffaele Monti (sometimes mistakenly misspelt as Rafaelle or Raffaelle) was a sculptor, author and poet.Training under his sculptor father Gaetano Matteo Monti and at the Imperial Academy in Milan, he was invited to Vienna in 1838/9 where he cultivated extensive patronage before returning to Italy two years later. In 1846, Monti travelled to England for the year, before making the decision to move to the country permanently. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and gained a favourable recognition as a leading sculptor with his acclaimed work for the 6th Duke of Devonshire, the 'Veiled Vestal' which featured an illusionistic veil which became a specialism of his. A bust based on this work subsequently cast in 'statutory' porcelain (now known as Parian) by Copeland entitled 'The Bride' but often known as 'The Veiled Bride', was produced in larger numbers from 1861 by the (Crystal Palace) Art Union. This became one of the most popular subjects in the medium of Parian and Parian style porcelain, and is now widely associated as one of the most typical examples of the decorative arts of mid Victorian Britain. Monti produced in marble, bronze and porcelain, while remaining active in the applied arts until his death in 1881.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A set of six early 20th century satinwood and japanned dining chairsin the Chinoiserie Chippendale Director styleCirca 1915, including two armchairs, each with an open fretwork splat centred by a decorated tablet depicting an Oriental figure, the pagoda canopy-wrapped toprail surmounted by a lotus-leaf clasped cresting, the rails variously stamped: 'XXX', 'YYY' & 'ZZZ', each armchair: 66cm wide x 57cm deep x 104cm high; each side chair:, 54cm wide, 51cm deep, 101cm high (21in wide, 20in deep, 39 1/2in high). (6)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe present lot was purchased by the current owner and vendor as a 19th century set in 1997 from Graham Gallery, London.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![Isle of Wight. Speed (John), Wight Island, John Sudbury & George Humble [1614], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town pl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/707d29b6-59e2-4d41-b894-aefb00b2297c/468x382.jpg)
Kent. Speed (John), Kent with her Cities and Earles described and observed, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, 1676, hand coloured engraved map, inset town plans of Canterbury and Rochester, central fold partially strengthened on verso, slight creasing, one small repaired closed tear, 380 x 505 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
Leicestershire. Speed (John), Leicester both Countye and Citie described, The Honorable Famylies that have had the titles of Earls thereof. With other accidents therein observed, John Sudbury & George Humble, [1614], hand-coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Leicester, occasional marginal repaired closed tears, 380 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
London Underground. G. W. Bacon & Co. Ltd, Underground Map of London, J. Weiner Ltd. Lithographer, circa 1935, quad royal colour printed lithographic map, old folds, slight fraying to the margins, slight creasing, small areas of wear where old folds cross, 1015 x 1250 mmQTY: (1)
Louisiana. Gordon (Charles), Five 'Emigration' maps, relating to Louisiana, A Map Exhibiting the order of the Survey of the Public land of the United States of North America, District North of Red River Louisiana, Township 20 N. Range 13 east Land District North of Red River in the State of Louisiana, Land District North of Red River State of Louisiana [and] Land District North of Red River in the State of Louisiana, Ordered by the House of Commons, Luke Hansard & Sons, 29th. June 1827, five maps engraved by James Basire, two with sparse contemporary outline colouring, slight offsetting, each approximately 370 x 450 mmQTY: (5)
Map Reference. A collection of approximately 130 volumes, 20th-century, map reference, cartobibliography and facsimile atlases, including examples by Peter Barber, Vincent Virca, W. A. Seymour, J. Potter, Roger Baynton-Williams, Moreland & Bannister and John Goss, with facsimile atlases after J. Blaeu and Braun & Hogenberg and occasional auction catalogues, various sizes, good/very good conditionQTY: (approx. 130)
Mercator (Gerard). Five Regional Maps of England & Wales, Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok..., Warwicum, Northamtonia, Huntingdonia, Cantabrigia, Suffolcia, Oxonium..., Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria...., Eboracum, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Nottinghamia, Lecestria..., [and] Northumbria, Cumberlandia et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, circa 1600, together five uncoloured engraved regional maps, each with a large strapwork cartouche, very slight spotting, each approximately 360 x 420 mm, Latin text on versoQTY: (5)
Arrowsmith (A.). Map of the British Possessions in North America, Compiled from Documents in the Colonial Office, to Accompany the report of the Emigration Committee, Ordered by the Hosue of Commons to be Printed. Luke Hansard & Sons, 29th June 1827, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset map of Newfoundland, old folds, some offsetting, 400 x 670 mmQTY: (1)
* North America. Seale (R. W.), A Map of North America with the European Settlements & Whatever Else is Remarkable in ye West Indies from the latest and best Observations [1744 - 47], hand-coloured engraved map, insular California, slight toning, 380 x 475 mm, framed and glazed, together with Cary (John). A New Map of North America from the Latest Authorities, 1806, an engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, toned overall, 470 x 525 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (2)NOTE:The first described item was first published in Tindal's 'Continuation of Rapin's History of England'.
![* Oxford. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Franz), Oxonium Nobile Anglie oppidum..., [on a sheet with] Vindesorium Celeberrimum A](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/6a7cd31a-7aed-4f56-b930-aefb00b2380a/468x382.jpg)
* Oxford. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Franz), Oxonium Nobile Anglie oppidum..., [on a sheet with] Vindesorium Celeberrimum Angliae Castrum..., [1572 - 98], two engraved panoramas on one sheet (as published), contemporary hand colouring and some later enhancement, overall size 360 x 485 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)
![* Poland & Ukraine. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Friedrich), Tipus Civitatis Lublinesi in Regno Poloniae..., [and] Leopol](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/a8e08a00-151a-4bed-a570-aefb00b23b1c/468x382.jpg)
* Poland & Ukraine. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Friedrich), Tipus Civitatis Lublinesi in Regno Poloniae..., [and] Leopolis Russiae Australis urbs Primaria emporium Mercium Orientalium Celeberrinum, Cologne, circa 1618, two uncoloured city panoramas of Lublin and Lviv, spotted and stained with a printer's fold affecting the image of Lublin, the view of Lviv with a large strapwork cartouche and decorated with the coats of arms of the city and the subsequent granted by Pope Sixtus, small flecks of brown ink and a long closed tear affecting the printed image, each approximately 290 x 510 mm, framed and glazed QTY: (2)NOTE:Published in the scarce 'Liber Sextus' by Braun and Hogenberg.
Scotland. Mercator (Gerard), Scotiae Regnum, circa 1600, uncoloured engraved map on two sheets, slight toning to the central fold, each sheet approximately 355 x 455 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Mercator (Gerard & Hondius. J). A New Description of the Shyres Lothian and Linlitquo. Be T. Pont, circa 1600, uncoloured engraved map, slight staining and fraying to the margins but not affecting the image, 365 x 535 mm, Latin text on versoQTY: (3)
South Africa & Cape Town. Lotter (Tobias Conrad), Africae Pars Meridionalis cum Promontorio Bonae Spei..., Augsburg, circa 1775, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, inset maps of a plan of fortifications at the Cape, Saldanha Bay and the Cape of Good Hope, 495 x 555 mm, together with Albrizzi (Giambatista). Carta Geografica del Capo di Buona Speranza, circa 1750, hand-coloured engraved map, 340 x 430 mm, with D'Apres De Mannevillette (Jean). Plan du Cap de Bonne-Esperance et de ses Environs, circa 1750, hand-coloured engraved map, slight spotting in the margins, 495 x 340 mm, plus Paterson (Lieutenant). Carte de L'Extremité Méridionale de L'Afrique..., circa 1789, hand-coloured engraved map, inset map of False Bay, old folds, 345 x 565 mm, with another fifteen maps and views similar, including examples by or after Levasseur, Pinkerton, De Vaugondy, Coronelli, Bellin, J. & C. Walker, Le Vaillant, Scherer, Kolbe, Montanus/Ogilby and Laurie & Whittle, various sizes, good conditionQTY: (19)
Spain & Portugal. Nantiat (Jasper), A New Map of Spain and Portugal, Exhibiting the Chains of Mountains With their Passes The Principal & Cross Roads, With Other Details requisite for the Intelligence of Military Operations, William Faden, January 1st. 1810, large engraved map with contemporary hand colouring on four sheets, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title, table of the distances between towns, table of explanation and an 'advertisement' explaining the topography, slight staining and offsetting, each sheet approximately 570 x 785 mm, overall size if conjoined approximately 1130 x 1570 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's label to upper board, wear to extremitiesQTY: (1)NOTE:A large and detailed folding map, published during the Peninsular War. Probably because of the war, Nantiat is most exercised with the borders between Spain and Portugal, especially the passes through which it was expected that Napoleon's army might come when the campaign season started in the spring. It is probable that Faden saw an opportunity to sell this detailed and large-scale map to officers in Wellington's army in Portugal, with the idea that it could be used as a reference for the campaign. In July of 1810 - six months after the publication of the map - the French military commander, Marshal Masséna led an army of 65,000 troops into Portugal, pushing on towards Lisbon, but was held back by the Lines of Torres Vedras a set of earthworks that had been built on the orders of Wellington. The campaign - significant for the emergence of large-scale guerrilla warfare - was eventually won by the British under the command of Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the 1st Duke of Wellington. It could be argued that the French defeat was sealed when Napoleon set out with a massive army on what proved to be the disastrous French invasion of Russia. This seriously depleted the French forces with the result that a combined allied army under Wellesley pushed into Spain, defeating the French at Salamanca and taking Madrid. In the following year, Wellington scored a decisive victory over King Joseph Bonaparte's army in the Battle of Vitoria. Pursued by the armies of Britain, Spain and Portugal, Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, no longer able to get sufficient support from a depleted France, led the exhausted and demoralized French forces in a fighting withdrawal across the Pyrenees during the winter of 1813/1814. France, Napoleon and its European dominance would finally fall the following year at the battle of Waterloo.
Staffordshire. Speed (John), Stafford Countie and Towne with the ancient Citie Lichfeild described, 1st. edition, John Sudbury & George Humble [1611], hand-coloured engraved map, inset plans of Stafford and Lichfield, vertical margins strengthened and extended, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, occasional repaired marginal closed tears, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
![* Surrey. Speed (John), Surrey Described and Divided into Hundreds, Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell [1676], hand-colour](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/ff422da5-afa8-48b4-88b7-aefb00b241fe/468x382.jpg)
Texas. Gregg (Josiah). A Map of the Indian Territory, Northern Texas and New Mexico, showing the Great Western Prairies, Sidney Morse & Samuel Breese, New York, 1844, two-colour cereographic map, old folds, 315 x 390 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:An unusual map of the Great Plains, originally published in Gregg's 'Commerce of the Prairies: or, The Journal of a Santa Fe Trader...,'. The map denotes towns, settlements, pueblos, forts, trading posts, camps, springs, rivers, creeks, wooded areas such as the Cross Timbers, sandy regions including parts of the Canadian River valley, mountains and escarpments such as the "Wichita Mts" and the edges of the "Llano Estacado or Staked Plains". The map depicts the ranges and hunting grounds of Indians such as the Comanche, Kiowa, Pawnee, Kanza, Oto, and other peoples. But it also shows lands allotted to more agriculturally settled tribes recently removed from the east such as the Seminole, Cherokee, Osage, Shawnee, Delaware, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Waco. Even lands allotted to "Half Breeds" turn up on this map, which was printed in two colours by cerography, a new wax engraving transfer process, by the firm of Morse and Breese.
Title Pages. A collection of Atlas title pages, 17th - 19th century, engraved title pages, indexes, frontispieces and portraits, including examples by or after Covens & Mortier, Blaeu, Zatta, Adrichomius, Bickham, Daniel King, Malte-Brun, Senex, Sayer, De Vaugondy, Scherer, Bellin, Speed, Camden, Mercator, Saverio, Chatelain, De Laet, Sanson, Jansson, Smith, Pine, Pigot, Delamarche, De Fer, Le Rouge and De Zauche, occasional duplicates, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 85)
Camden (William). Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English: With large Additions and Improvements..., F. Collins for A. Swalle and A. & J. Churchill, 1695, engraved portrait frontispiece laid on later paper, additional half-title, 49 (of 50) uncoloured engraved maps by Robert Morden, lacking the map of the British Isles, mostly folding, several maps laid on later paper, a few maps frayed with loss to the left and margins, eight engraved plates of coins, a few woodcut and engraved illustrations (including a view of Stonehenge and the Rollright Stones), index bound at rear, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, worn and bumped at extremities, folioQTY: (1)
![Wales. Bickham (George), A New Map of South Wales West from London..., [and] A New Map of North Wales N. West from London, 17](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/e6d7bf58-37fe-4902-a561-aefb00b246e4/468x382.jpg)
Wales. Bickham (George), A New Map of South Wales West from London..., [and] A New Map of North Wales N. West from London, 1754, two uncoloured engraved 'birds-eye' views, each with four lines of text below the map, each approximately 260 x 150 mm, each supplied with 4 & 3 pages (respectively) of descriptive text, together with South Wales [and] North Wales [Laurie and Whittle edition 1796], two uncoloured engraved 'birds-eye' views, but this later edition lacks the text below the maps, each approximately 230 x 150 mmQTY: (4)
Wales. Lhuyd (Humphrey, Mercator Gerard & Jansson Jan), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambro Britanno [1636 - 42], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, quarter compass rose and numerous rhumb lines, slight spotting, 350 x 480 mm, French text on versoQTY: (1)NOTE:Booth, Antique Maps of Wales, 4.
![* Wales. Ortelius (Abraham & Lhuyd Humphrey), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambrobritano, [1574], h](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/a041b7af-15a0-4053-b04b-aefb00b24873/468x382.jpg)
* Wales. Ortelius (Abraham & Lhuyd Humphrey), Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo Denbigiense Cambrobritano, [1574], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, Latin text on verso, mounted, framed and double glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Van den Broecke. Ortelius Atlas Maps. 21, first state; Booth. Antique Maps of Wales, 1. The map has Latin text and the number 9 on the verso.
![Wiltshire. Speed (John), Wilshire, John Sudbury & George Humble [1616], hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Sa](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/c68f35b2-f752-4c02-bc63-aefb00b24953/468x382.jpg)
Wiltshire. Speed (John), Wilshire, John Sudbury & George Humble [1616], hand coloured engraved map, inset town plan of Salisbury and an oval vignette of Stonehenge, slight fraying with very slight loss to the lower corners, restored and replaced in facsimile, 385 x 510 mm, Latin text on versoQTY: (1)
![Worcestershire. Speed (John), Worcestershire Described, John Sudbury & George Humble [1627 - 32], hand-coloured engraved](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/130e7446-aa4a-49cf-9a62-aef900af8abb/e41d19fa-6d6f-4c7b-a8a5-aefb00b24a3c/468x382.jpg)
Worcestershire. Speed (John), Worcestershire Described, John Sudbury & George Humble [1627 - 32], hand-coloured engraved map, an inset town plan of Worcester, large strapwork cartouche, mileage scale and compass rose, central fold strengthened and repaired on verso, upper margin extended, 385 x 510 mm, English text on versoQTY: (1)
* Barbault (Jean, 1718-1762). Vue des restes du Château de l'Eau Marcia, & Fragments Antiques (from Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne), by Domenico Montagu after Barbault,1761, two etchings printed on one sheet of laid paper with a double encircled fleur de lys watermark, very good, atmospheric impressions, published by Bouchard and Gravier, with margins, in very good condition, a tiny brown spot at the upper right sheet corner, plate size respectively 26.2 x 26.3 cm (10 1/4 x 10 3/8 ins) and 8.8 x 16.5 cm (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 ins), sheet size 49.6 x 35.2 cm (19 1/2 x 13 7/8 ins), framed (59 x 47 cm); together with Hieronymus Cock (circa 1510-1570), Colossaei Roi Prospectus 3, circa 1550, etching on fine laid paper with a high crown watermark, with narrow margins, framed; plus J.C. Bellicard (1745-1780). Sepolcro di un Soldato, detto volgarmente di Nerone, from Vues de Rome, 1750, etching on laid paper, framed; and Pieter van Laer (1599-circa 1642), Dedicatory plate from Various Animals, 1636, etching on laid paper with a fool's cap watermark, the first state before the number, framedQTY: (4)
* Bourne (J. C.). Five lithographs of Railway construction, Tunnel No. 2 near Bristol, Pumps for Draining the Kilsby Tunnel, Watford Tunnel Face, Head Gear Great Shaft Kilsby Tunnel [and] Hampstead Road Bridge, J. C, Bourne & Ackermann & Co. circa 1838, five tint stone lithographs, each approximately 350 x 420 mmQTY: (5)
* Cumming (Gersham). Reception of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Prince Albert & The Princess Royal at Dundee 11th September 1844, aquatint with contemporary hand-colouring, one repaired marginal closed tear, 420 x 470 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare engraving, with only two institutional copies recorded. The copy held by the National Gallery of Scotland is heavily toned and the example in the British Museum is badly damaged. The Queen's visit was remarkable because the triumphal arch shown behind the royal party and the dignitaries was a facsimile because the intended stone edifice was not finished on time. The eventual structure was built later, between 1849 and 1853 and eventually demolished in 1964. The monumental archway formerly stood over the access to the pier between Earl Grey Dock and King William IV Dock on the city's waterfront.
* Dodd (Robert). To the King's most Excellent Majesty, This View of the River and Shipping near the Tower..., Inscribed by His Majesty's Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, Dodd, Woodford & Freeman, Freeman & Co. June 4th, 1793, uncoloured aquatint, some marginal chipping and fraying, slight mount staining, one marginal repaired closed tear affecting the image, 555 x 775 mm, together with To the King's most Excellent Majesty, This View of the Town & Port of Dover..., Inscribed by His Majesty's Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, Dodd, Woodford & Freeman, Freeman & Woodfall, June 4th, 1793, uncoloured aquatint, some marginal chipping and fraying, occasional marginal repaired closed tears, slight spotting, 560 x 800 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:Dodd produced a series of prints of 'Sea Ports & of the River Thames and a series on 'Sea Ports'. The first described item is plate 3 from the first series and the second item is plate 4 from the second series.
Gilbert (Charles Sandoe). An Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall: To which is added, a complete heraldry of the same, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Plymouth-Dock: J. Congdon, 1817-20, engraved frontispieces and additional titles, engraved dedication, double-page map, 48 engraved plates, including aquatints and wood-engravings, 25 pages of armorials (close-trimmed), additional plates noted at pp. 720, 741, 850 & 864 in volume 2 according to a note tipped-in at front of volume 1, occasional light offsetting, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spines relaid, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to, together with Gilbert (Davies). The Parochial History of Cornwall, founded on the manuscript histories of Mr. Hals and Mr. Tonkin: with additions and various appendices, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: J.R. Nichols and Son, 1838, half titles, some light spotting and small marginal stains, top edge red, later half calf, spines with red and black labels, a little rubbed at spine ends, 8voQTY: (6)
* Maritime. Fifteen Cross Sections and Elevations of Ships, Day & Son, 1864, large uncoloured engravings of various vessels from the age of 'transition' including merchantmen, mail ships, Brunelia and warships, old folds, occasional slight offsetting and spotting, various sizes but ranging from 650 x 880 mm to 430 x 2240 mmQTY: (15)
* Natural History. A collection of approximately 45 prints, 18th & 19th century, engravings and lithographs of mammals, birds, crustaceans, fish, reptiles and amphibians, including examples by or after Catesby, Hawkins, Marechal, Child, Kitchin, Traviés, Milton, Landseer, Severeyns, Lydon and Mallet, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 45)
Ireland (Samuel). Picturesque Views on the River Thames, from its Source in Gloucestershire to the Nore: with observations on the public buildings and other works of art, 2 volumes, London: T. & G. Egerton, 1792, half titles, additional aquatint titles, 2 maps, 52 sepia aquatint plates, occasional offsetting and light spotting, bookplates of Alfred George Renshaw, all edges gilt, contemporary green straight-grained morocco, spines faded top brown, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 430.
* Prints & Engravings. A collection of approximately 700 prints, mostly 19th century, engravings, lithographs and prints, including British & foreign topographical views, portraits, historical, classical, religion, 'Hogarth' and 'Shakespeare', occasional duplicates, various sizes and condition, a few framed and glazedQTY: (approx. 700)
* Prints & Engravings. A large collection of approximately 1500 prints, mostly 19th century, engravings, lithographs and prints of British & foreign topographical views, portraits, genre, classical, marine, religion, natural history, maps, postcards and guide books, 'Vanity Fair', original art and sporting scenes, occasional duplicates, a few framed and glazed, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 1500)
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