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Lot 461
A rare American novelty silver pencil, by Tiffany and Co, modelled as The Metropolitan Life Tower, in a fitted case, length closed 9cm. For a similar pencil see The KB Collection, Woolley and Wallis, The Salisbury Salerooms, lot 425, 22 January 2019. This similar one is Illustrated in Bull, K., The KB Collection of Pencils, private publication, 2012, page 177. The Metropolitan Life Tower is a landmark skyscraper at One Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York. Designed by the architectural firm Napoleon Brun and Sons, the tower is modelled after the Campanile in Venice. It was constructed in 1909, and was the world's tallest building until 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building.
Lot 379
TWO MID TO LATE 20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EASTERN GROUND RUGS one on a cream biscuit coloured ground with repeating architectural motifs and medallion style border with fringed edges, 139cm x 90cm and the other a 20th century Middle Eastern small carpet or rug on a brick red ground with fringed edges, 120cm x 82cm (2)
Lot 285A
THE STUDIO - 22 vols, from 1941-1961, green cloths; RAYMOND (E), SIGHTS AND SCENES OF THE WORLD, A PHOTOGAPHIC PORTFOLIO, with illustrated scenes from across the world, Chicago, 1895; RIMMER (A), ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING STUDIES, blue cloth; BIRCH (G), LONDON ON THAMES, illustrated, Seeley and Co, 1903 (3)
Lot 745
A 18th century and later parquetry inlaid cassone, possibly North Italian, the front carved with two arched panelled with an architectural view through each arch, the side panels also wit parquetry detailing, 62cm H x 157cm W x 64cm D (At fault) (The lid is currently locked and there is no key) CONDITION REPORT: The cassone is made of 18th century and later timbers, some of the inlaid detailing may be later repairs or replacements. The base boards are wormed and are not original. There is old worm damage also to all side panels. Dry with fading and general age wear patina throughout, wear around the bottom. The candle box to the inside is 20th century. Attention will be needed. (at fault)PLEASE NOTE, the lid is currently locked and there is no key. Please see additional images.
Lot 1977
•RUDOLF WALLESZ (b.1894) AN INTERESTING ARCHIVE OF ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS & WATERCOLOURS comprising numerous drawings, watercolours, blueprints and reproductions for principally domestic (and some civic) buildings and furnishing schemes in Vienna (and some in London), mainly c.1932-1947, a few from c.1920, many signed and/or inscribed with location details and date, approx 300-350 leaves in total including some by other hands, many folded, creased, worn or with some damages at edges but the majority in satisfactory/good condition, various sizes; with nine books, including bound copies of The Architect's Journal for 1951-1953 and two volumes of Der Baumeister (1932-1933) etc (large folio and two suitcases)
Lot 692
PORTSMOUTH HEBREW CONGREGATION: illuminated certificate..'presented by the honorary officers and members of the Portsmouth Hebrew Congregation to Joseph Goldberg Esq in commemoration of some slight recognition of his invaluable services rendered to the community during his 2 years office as warden and president...' April 15th, 1923: approx 39 x 28.5cm, fine watercolour design within architectural border highlighted in gold, wax seal lower left, mounted, framed and glazed, signature of John Abrahams lower right, generally in good condition. (1)
Lot 268
A Victorian garnet cabochon pendant and a similar period cameo brooch with classical scene, the oval pendant of low boss form, the central garnet collet set, the mount with delicate wirework, bead and ropetwist decoration, back with vacant glazed panel, length with suspensory loop 4.2cm; the shell cameo depicting a woman in classical robes seated in an architectural setting, writing on a large tablet, a torch-bearing putto in front of her - so perhaps depicting Sappho seeking inspiration for her poetry - collet set with a full size vacant glazed panel behind, and swivelling in a fancy ropetwist frame with leaf and tendril embellishments, length 6.9cm (2)
Lot 13
HALL, JOSEPHTHE WORKS OF JOSEPH HALL DOCTOR IN DIUINITIE, AND DEANE OF WORCESTERLondon, printed for Nath. Butter, 1625. Folio, general title page within large woodcut architectural border, individual title pages to each part (most being dated 1624 as per other copies), "Noah's Dove" printed by John Haviland for Hanna Barret (1624) inserted after p960 with separate title and pagination, reverse of general title with 18th century printed booklabel of Patrick Gordon dated December 20th 1744 and his signature to the title, woodcut head and tail pieces throughout, some soiling, waterstain to some leaves primarily at the beginning and the end, however generally clean and fresh otherwise. Early 20th C half calf, gilt raised bands with lettering direct. Pagination erratic as usual but collated and complete, ESTC S120194, variant. From the library of Rev. W R Saunders and sold at the Phillip's sale 5.10.92 Lot 69
Lot 286
JANE CLIFFORD, 19TH CENTURY AN ALBUM OF FIFTY NINE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE SERIES TESORO DEL DELFIN, C1863 mounted albumen prints, c 21 x 31cm and smaller, several with negative no. and/or captions below, pencil ownership signature to ffe (William Burges June 22 1867) and again on first leaf (W Burges), contemporary half calf worn, gilt spine lettered GOLDSMITHS WORK MADRID, 37 x 27cmProvenance: William Burges, ARA (1827-1881). This recently discovered group of fifty-nine beautifully rich, unfaded albumen prints was first owned by William Burges, whose signature appears twice. His gorgeous designs, created to the most exacting standards by the finest goldsmiths of the day, in rock crystal, jasper, jewelled gold and enamels were an extraordinarily original synthesis of historical styles and materials. They are no less fantastic - for even that word is fully justified - than the 16th century treasures of the Grand Dauphin Louis of France (1661-1711). Burges' learned appreciation of Gothic and other art was mirrored in the medievalism of the Pre-Raphaelites and John Ruskin. He himself collected early armour and many other objects. Such sources of inspiration informed each aspect of his architectural practice and every detail of the decoration and furnishing of dreamlike buildings such as Castell Coch for the Marquess of Bute and Burges' own Tower House. This album is especially interesting in having been acquired by Burges in 1867 for this is the period of his important essays in the Decorative Arts, such as the rock crystal Cat Cup (1867) and 'battery' of rock crystal vessels known now only from a photograph in the Somers-Cocks Album.THE present images constitute new evidence of Burges making use of photography in creating highly original work, drawn from his distinctly personal aesthetic and elements of design of different periods to enhance, but never dominate, his precious and always witty objets du luxe.THE English photographers Charles and Jane Clifford established their studio in Madrid in 1850. Following her husband's death in 1863, Jane Clifford assumed control of the business. In order to maintain the studio, in December of that year, she agreed with John Charles Robinson, agent of the Department of Science & Art for the South Kensington Museum, to photograph the treasures of the Dauphin. Sir Henry Cole, the Museum's Director, had been quick to appreciate the superiority of photography in recording works of art for the purpose of instruction, in the newly established government schools of art and at that time regarded as the museum's raison d'etre.THE terms agreed were 4s 6d per positive, three prints to be made from each of ten plates, Mrs Clifford twas o retain the negatives. As it transpired she photographed far more of the approximately 130 treasures, the Museum acquiring several 'sets' of 66 and 80 photographs. Other 'sets' are in the Royal Palace and Prado Museum, Madrid and the Gothenburg Konstmuseum. Since the present album was acquired by Burges in 1867 it is safe to assume they were part of the Robinson commission; (see Fontanella (L), Clifford en Espana Un Fotografo en la Corte de Isabel II, pp 213-221 and inventory figs 556-605 (loaned by the Victoria & Albert Museum).THEse remarkable images, the first to be made of the magnificent jewelled gold and rock crystal jasper and lapis lazuli and other treasures of the Dauphin were photographed against simple, coarse cloth with necessarily lengthy exposures, appreciably dramatic shadows and resulting in a sometimes particularly rich tonality, which makes for a dramatic contrast to the colossal monetary value of such rare and precious objects.++The photographs in excellent condition retaining the full rich dark chocolate brown colour from being kept out of the light
Lot 777
Collectables, a quantity of items to include a framed oil on canvas circa 1900 of a river scene (unsigned), a pair of unmarked opera glasses, an 1896 copy of Hurst's Architectural Surveyors' Hand Book, a miniature cased Spoons' Engineers' Tables book circa 1900, a quantity of costume jewellery including some gold and silver items, brassware, wooden boxes and cutlery, a brass Pyrene fire extinguisher etc (gen gd) (100+)
Lot 187
A REGENCY EBONISED AND BRASS INLAID BRACKET CLOCK by FB Adams & Sons, St. John's Square, London, no. 7521, the rectangular case with an architectural pediment and brass "pierced fish scale" side panels with carrying handles, on gilt brass feet, the silvered dial with Roman numerals inscribed and numbered, the double fusee movement striking on a bell, 16½" high
Lot 242
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU the fall front opening to an interior fitted with a central cupboard flanked by architectural pilasters, secretaire drawers and pigeonholes with pierced arched mounts, above three drawers to the frieze, with two short and two long graduated drawers below, with brass swan-neck handles on bracket feet, 40" wide
Lot 332
* Ludlow. Smith (Joseph), The South West Prospect of Ludlow Town and Castle..., circa 1720, hand coloured engraved view, central fold partially split, some fraying and closed tears to margins but not affecting image, 470 x 525 mm, together with, Collins (James), A prospect of Lodge the seat of ye Right Honble Lord Teynham at Linstead in Kent, circa, 1720, uncoloured engraved elevation, 425 x 545 mm, with, Kip (Johannes), Wansted House in Essex, the seat of the Rt. Honble. Viscount Lord Castlemain, circa 1725, uncoloured engraving, 360 x 490 mm, plus another twelve uncoloured architectural elevations, aerial prospects and general views by Kip, Hulsbergh and Harris, occasional duplicates, each approximately 360 x 540 mm, various condition (Qty: 15)
Lot 467
Palladio (Andrea). I quattro l i br i dell 'arch i tettura d i Andrea Pallad i o. Ne quali dopo unbreve trattato de'cinque ordini, e di quelli avvertimenti, che sono piu necessari nel fabbricare, si tratta delle case private, 3 parts in one, S i ena: Alessandro Mucc i , 1791, engraved architectural titles to each part, numerous engraved illustrations including 102 full-page engraved illustrations (including two double-page), light dampstain to lower outer corners of few leaves , original publisher's blue/grey limp boards, slight wear at head and foot of spine and to extremities, folioProvenance: Bookplate of Samuel Gurney (1885-1968) of Compton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire. Samuel Gurney was the eighth and last child of John Gurney (1845-87) and his wife Isabel Charlotte, née Blake Humfrey (1851-1932). John Gurney was a banker in Norwich, and the bank with which he was concerned had been founded in 1775 as a family business, which was reconstituted in 1866 as a new partnership known as Gurneys, Birkbecks, Barclay and Buxton, thus uniting all the principal families of the group. Samuel Gurney became a respected lay member of the Anglo-Catholic movement. In 1910 a 'fashionable set' of young ritualists, among them Samuel Gurney (aged 25), Ronald Knox (aged 22) and Maurice Child (aged 26), established the Society of St Peter and St Paul. Its primary purpose was to provide books, altar cards and vestments of an approved type for ultramontane parishes in the Church of England. In 1925 Samuel Gurney settled down and purchased a Victorian Rectory in the remote hamlet in Compton Beauchamp, beside which was a tiny whitewashed medieval church which he restored and refurnished in an Anglo-Catholic style. Samuel Gurney was also a friend and neighbour of John Betjeman.(Qty: 1)
Lot 469
Adam and Charles Black (publisher). Encyclopaedia Britannica or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 7th edition, 21 volumes (complete), published Edinburgh, 1842, additional half-titles, numerous uncoloured engraved plates, hinges cracked, uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards with contrasting morocco gilt labels to spines, some wear, large 4toContains a fine series of plates on botany, mammals, shells, fish, entomology and architectural plates of various industrial buildings.(Qty: 21)
Lot 512
Sold by Order of the Family'The refugee who opened our eyes to the manmade beauty of Britain. No one has done more to make us understand our built environment'Ian Jack in The GuardianThe Honours and Awards of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, C.B.E., the famous architectural scholarNikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was born on 30 January 1902 at Leipzig, Saxony, the son of a fur merchant. Having studied at Universities across Germany, Pevsner completed his doctorate upon the baroque houses of his hometown in 1924. It was this innate passion of the history of architecture that would be observed throughout his long career.A figure in the advancement of modernist German architecture during the 1920's and 1930's, Pevsner supported many of the early policies of what would become the tyrannical Nazi regime. It would be that very same regime which he supported which took his position at the University of Göttingen in 1933. He moved to Britain and found home in Hampstead, soon finding a position at the University of Birmingham. With the onset of the Second World War, and his promotion of 'pure non-decadent German art' well known, Pevsner found himself arrested both as an enemy alien of the state, but it should also be noted he was listed within Hitler's 'Black Book'. He was once referred to as 'more German than the Germans.'Released after 3 months of internment and interrogations, he would be found clearing Blitz damage and writing and reviewing for the Ministry of Information. His first work for Penguin Books soon followed, An Outline of European Architecture, which would sell over half a million copies. A part-time teaching position at the University of Birkbeck was taken in 1942, while he would later become the longest-serving Slade Professor at the University of Cambridge, 1949-55, where he would lecture for over three decades. A prolific author, his crowning glory was without doubt the epic 46-volume The Buildings of England, affectionately known today as 'Pevsner's'. It remains a landmark publication.Besides writing he often contributed to radio and television broadcasts and was a founding member of the Victorian Society in 1957 which sought to save the futures of scores of buildings condemned for re-development. He was made a British Citizen in 1946, was appointed C.B.E. in 1963 and Knighted in 1969. Pevsner died in Hampstead on 18 August 1983. His contributions in the fields of history of architecture and art remain seldom surpassed - it was only in 2017 that Greyson Perry produced a review for BBC Radio 4 on the importance of Pevsner's Reith Lectures on English Art.(We would recommend Susie Harries' Nikolaus Pevsner; The Life, which offers many additional anecdotes that cannot be conveyed in this short introduction.)The C.B.E. and German Order of Merit bestowed upon Sir Nikolaus PevsnerThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Goldsmiths & Silversmiths case of issue, the neck riband adapted as originally worn; Germany, Federal Republic, Order of Merit, Commander's neck Badge, gilt and enamel, in case of issue, with full neck riband as worn, good very fine (2). Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 515
Royal Society of Arts, The Albert Medal, by L. C. Wyon, 56mm, gold (hallmarks for London 1975, 9ct), the rim inscribed '1975 to Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, For Distinguished Service to Britain's Architectural Heritage', extremely fine and rare, in its Royal Mint case of issue. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 516
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, the award itself being a Wedgewood profile of James Stuart, 109mm x 80mm, together with a plaque, this engraved 'Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, 1966, Awarded to Nikolaus Pevsner, For His 'Buildings of England' Series', good very fine, housed within its fitted Fattorini case of issue. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Lot 111
A French late 19thC slate and marble mantel clock, circular enamel dial with visible brocot escapement, chapter ring bearing Roman numerals, eight day movement with bell strike by J Marti & Cie, the case of architectural form with twin brass lion's head and ring handles, 33cm H, 28cm W, 15cm D.
Lot 845
A late 19th Century French three piece clock garniture by Wales & McCulloch of Paris, the 5ins diameter black chapter ring with gilt Roman numerals and visible escapement, to the eight day movement striking on a gong, contained in black slate veined marble and metal mounted case of architectural design with mask and ring pattern handles, on rectangular base, 16.5ins high, and a pair of matching circular tazzas with shallow tops, on rectangular bases, 7.25ins diameter x 11.75ins high
Lot 731
THREE BOXES:- A 19th century Russian niellowork snuff box with architectural scenes on the cover and base and around the sides, on 18th century oval snuff box with an inlaid tortoiseshell and mother of pearl cover, (steel base and polished steel mirror inside the cover), and a 19th century nickel-mounted mother of pearl snuff box with engraving, initialled "TK"; the latter 3" (7.6 cms) long; 2.7 oz weighable silver (3)
Lot 99
Cigarette Cards, L Size cards, a large slot-in hardback album containing various sets, to name Wills Old Sundials, Old London, Cathedrals, Players Picturesque London, The Nation's Shrines, Portals of the Past, Architectural Beauties, Picturesque Cottages, De Reszke Picturesque Old England, and several others (album and cards vg)
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