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Lot 492
Russell Lowell Maughan (1893 - 1958, United States Army officer and a pioneer aviator) A 1924 press portrait photograph of Maughan following his record breaking first flight across the continental United States within the hours of daylight of a single calendar day, together with a cover apparently bearing his autograph signature. [Maughan was a pursuit pilot serving with the United States Army Air Service in France during 1918. Following the war, he remained in the Air Service and became a test pilot.]
Lot 748
An Omar Ramsden cased silver Territorial Army Championships Medal, obverse an athlete holding a sword, the reverse engraved 'Boxing 1936 Other Ranks Heavy Weight, Won By' within oak and laurel wreathes, the fitted case marked 'Omar Ramsden, Artist Goldsmith, London, England', 60.16 g, 51 mm diameter
Lot 213
A quantity of Second World War British army personal and other kit etc including anti-gas ointment and eyeshields, water purification and anti-dimming outfits, a 1939 hair brush and RAF 1940 personal kit roll, a shell dressing, Royal Artillery embroidered handkerchief and an enamelled mug, (latter not marked)
Lot 1398
RAF - Bewegung 2. Juni - - Gesuchte anarchistische Gewalttäter. Fahndungsplakat. Berlin, um 1975. Format ca. 42 x 29,7 cm. Mit Fahndungsphotos bekannter Mitglieder der RAF und Bewegung 2. Juni, u.a. Fritz Teufel, Angela Luther, Inge Viett, Till Meyer. - Mehrfach gefaltet, tls. leicht knitterig, minimal stockfleckig. - Dabei: Neonroter Hinweiszettel auf die Erhöhung der Belohnung auf 250000.- DM. Red Army Faction wanted poster. - With wanted photos of known members of the RAF and June 2 terrorist movement. - Folded several times, partially slightly creased, minimal foxing. - Included: Neon red notice to the increase of the reward to DM 250000.
Lot 923
Russland - - Louise Fusil. Auszug aus den Memoiren der Madame Fusil über den Brand von Moskau und ihre Flucht mit der französischen Armee. In: Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände, Nr.32-34, 6.-9. Februar 1818. Hier vorhanden der vollständige Band des Monats Februar 1818, Nr. 28-51. Tübingen, Cotta, 1818. 1 Bl., S. 109-204. Gr.-8°. Etwas spätere HLwd. mit Marmordeckeln und hs. RSchild. Faszinierender Augenzeugenbericht über den Brand von Moskau und über den Rückzug der französischen Armee aus Russland. Die französische, während eines Engagements ihrer Eltern am Hof von Karl Eugen von Württemberg in Stuttgart geborene Louise Fusil (1771-1848) kam als Schauspielerin im August 1812 von einer Reise nach Asien in Moskau an, wo ihr zunächst die Annäherung des französischen Heeres mitgeteilt wurde. Sie berichtet - "kaum wird man es glauben* - während des Brandes von Moskau von einer Schauspiel-Bühne, zunächst im Kreml und später in einem vom Brand nicht zerstörten Adelspalais, um vor Napoleon zu singen und Schauspiele zu geben. Nach elf Vorstellungen wird sehr plötzlich der Rückzug angeordnet, und Louise berichtet in detaillierten und ergreifenden Bildern die Kämpfe mit den Kosaken, den Übergang über die Beresina, um schließlich unbeschadet mit Resten der Grande Armee in Wilna anzukommen. - Etwas stockfleckig, wohlerhalten. Russia - Fascinating eyewitness account of the burning of Moscow and of the French army's retreat from Russia. The French Louise Fusil (1771-1848), born during an engagement of her parents at the court of Karl Eugen von Württemberg in Stuttgart, arrived as an actress in August 1812 from a journey to Asia in Moscow, where she was first informed of the approach of the French army. She reports during the burning of Moscow from an acting stage, first in the Kremlin and later in an aristocratic palace not destroyed by the fire, to sing and give plays before Napoleon. After eleven performances, a retreat is ordered very suddenly, and Louise gives a detailed and poignant account of the battles with the Cossacks, the crossing of the Berezina, and finally arriving unharmed with remnants of the Grande Armee in Vilna. - Slightly foxed. Well preserved.
Lot 884
Militaria - Preußen - - Plan von der Gegend bey Potsdam auf welchem das Mannoeuvre verzeichnet vom 21ten Septtr. 1784. Handgezeichneter Militärplan. 1784. Tusche und Aquarelle auf Papier. Sichtmaß 57 x 42 cm. In vergoldetem Holzrahmen und unter Glas gerahmt (ungeöffnet). In der oberen Hälfte mit detaillierter Karte der nördlichen Region von Potsdam um Bornim, Nedlitz und Bornstedt. In der unteren Hälfte mit Beschreibung des Manövers und Legende zu der Königl. Armee und der des General Wichard von Möllendorff. - Mit geglätteten Falzen. Im Rand minimal fleckig. Insgesamt sehr schön erhalten, insbesondere die Farben. Militaria - Prussia - Hand-drawn plan of a manouevre in 1784. Ink and watercolours on paper. Framed in a gilt wooden frame and under glass (unopened). - In the upper half with detailed map of the northern region of Potsdam around Bornim, Nedlitz and Bornstedt. In the lower half with description of the manoeuvre and legend to the Royal Army and that of General Wichard von Möllendorff. - With smoothed folds. Minimally stained in margins. Overall very nice condition, especially the colours.
Lot 1397
RAF - - Terroristen. RAF-Fahndungsplakat. Wiesbaden, Bundeskriminialamt, 1980. Format ca. 83 x 59 cm. Mit Fahndungsphotos bekannter RAF-Mitglieder, u.a. Silke Maler-Witt, Brigitte Mohnhaupt und Friederike Krabbe. Nach Letzterer wurde bis 2008 gefahndet. - Mehrfach gefaltet, im unteren Rand mit Einriss, in den Ecken mit Klebestreifen von alter Montierung, in der Überschrift mit Feuchtigkeitsfleck, 1 kl. Eckabriss. Red Army Faction wanted poster. - With wanted photos of known RAF members. - Folded several times, with tear in lower margin, with tape from old mounting in corners, with water stain in title, 1 small corner tear-off
Lot 117
Berlin - Judaica - - Karl August von Hardenberg u.a. Sammlung von 24 handschriftlichen Schriftstücken zum Konkurs der Firma Itzig & Co. meist an den Obristen und Direktor der geheimen Kriegskanzlei Christian Ernst von Malschitzky (1759-1835). Berlin, um 1796-1823. Der Hofbankier, Hofbaurat und Mitbegründer der Jüdischen Freischule Isaac Daniel Itzig (1750-1806 Berlin) gründete 1773 mit seinem Bruder die Firma Itzig & Co., die v.a. Transport- und Kreditgeschäfte tätigte. 1794 übernahmen sie Heereslieferungen während des polnischen Feldzuges, handelten mit Getreide und lieferten Waren für die französische Regierung, deren nicht geleistete Zahlungen 1796 zum Konkurs der Firma führten. - Enthält u.a.: Brief mit eh. U. von Karl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822) wegen der Forderung an die Französische Regierung. - Wechsel auf D. Itzig & Comp. mit eh. U. Malschitzkys. 1796. - Extract für den Major Malschitzky hieselbst aus dem Prioritätsurteil des Hofbaurats Isaac Daniel Itzig ... 1800. - Schreiben von und an Staatsminister Friedrich Leopold von Kircheisen (1749-1825), von Justizkommissar Wilhelm von Pochhammer, der Gebrüder Denecke etc. - Erwähnt werden u.a. auch Benjamin Daniel Itzen, Bankier Hirsch David Cohen, Bankier George Stophel wegen eines Vergleichs u.a. - Meist mit sign. Eingangsvermerk Malschitzkys. - Darunter 5 Abschriften. - Dabei: Uebersicht von der Lage der Itzischen Concours-Sache. Berlin, 1803. 7 gedr. S. mit eh. U. von George Stophel. - Tls. Faltspuren u. papierbedingt gebräunt, gelegentlich leicht (stock-) fleckig, einige Blattränder angestaubt, insg. wohlerhalten. - Ca. 14 Bl. Versicherungspolice Magdeburger und Berliner Feuerversicherungsgesellschaft u.a. für den Produktenhändler Friedrich Stark, Vertrag zwischen der Paul Gerhardt-Gemeinde und der Firma Hermann Matz in Berlin, Wechselscheine u.a. Um 1907-1913. Collection of 24 handwritten documents on the bankruptcy of the company Itzig & Co. mostly addressed to the Obrist and Director of the Secret War Chancellery Christian Ernst von Malschitzky (1759-1835). - The court banker, court building councillor and co-founder of the Jewish Free School Isaac Daniel Itzig (1750-1806 Berlin) founded the company Itzig & Co. with his brother in 1773, which mainly did transport and credit business. In 1794 they took over army deliveries during the Polish campaign, traded in grain and delivered goods for the French government, whose non-payment led to the bankruptcy of the company in 1796. - Contains among others: Autograph letter signed from Karl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822) concerning the claim on the French government. - Bill of exchange to D. Itzig & Comp. signed by Malschitzky. 1796. - Letters from and to State Minister Friedrich Leopold von Kircheisen (1749-1825), from Justice Commissioner Wilhelm von Pochhammer, the Denecke brothers, etc. - Mostly signed. - Also mentioned are Benjamin Daniel Itzen, banker Hirsch David Cohen, banker George Stophel because of a settlement etc. - Mostly with Malschitzky's signed note of receipt. - Among them 5 copies. - In add.: as listed above. 7 printed pp. signed by George Stophel. - Partly with foldmarks and browned due to paper, occ. slightly foxed and stained, some margins dusty, all in good condition. - Approx. 14 sheets insurance policy of Magdeburg and Berlin fire insurance company a.o. for the product dealer Friedrich Stark, contract between the Paul Gerhardt-Community and the company Hermann Matz in Berlin, bills of exchange a.o. Around 1907-1913.
Lot 1534
Einbände - - Xavier de Maistre. Les Prisionniers du Caucase. Mit 9 Radierungen von Louis Muller nach Zeichnungen von Julien Le Blant in drei Zuständen (insgesamt 27 Kupferstiche) Paris, Ferroud, 1897. 8°. 2 Bll., XLII., 76 S,, 1 Bl., 4 S. Blauer Ganzmaroquineinband mit prachtvoller goldgeprägter Jugendstilvergoldung von Domont einer der wichtigen Vergolder des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Rücken mit schönen aufgesetzten Bünden und reicher floraler Vergoldung. Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung. Signiert: Carayon. (minimal berieben). Carteret, IV, S. 260. - Fléty, S. 38 und S. 60. - Eins von 90 Exemplaren der Vorzugsausgabe auf Japan mit zwei zusätzlichen Suiten der Illustrationen (avant la lettre und mit Remarquen).. - Die Geschichte handelt von der Gefangennahme zweier Russen im Kaukasus durch Tschechenen und ihrer Flucht. Mit einer langen Einleitung von Léo Claretie. Xavier de Maistre (1763-1852 ) war Offizier in der Armee des Königreichs Piemont-Sardinien und später in der russischen Zarenarmee. Später war er als französischer Schriftsteller bekannt. Angebunden noch das Verlagsprospekt. Innenspiegel mit reicher goldgeprägter Dublure und Buntpapier.- Eindrucksvoller Handeinband mit prachtvoller Vergoldung. Selten. Russia - Caucasus - With 9 etchings by Louis Muller after drawings by Julien Le Blant in three states (27 engravings in all) Paris, Ferroud, 1897. 8°. 2 vols, XLII, 76 p,, 1 fol, 4 p. Blue full morocco binding with splendid gold-stamped Art Nouveau gilding by Domont one of the important gilders of the late 19th century. The spine with beautiful applied frets and rich floral gilding. Standing and inner edges gilt. (Minimally rubbed). One of 90 copies of the special edition on Japan with two additional suites of illustrations (avant la lettre and with remarques). - The story is about the capture of two Russians in the Caucasus by Czechs and their escape. With a long introduction by Léo Claretie. Xavier de Maistre (1763-1852 ) was an officer in the army of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia and later in the Russian Tsarist army. Later he was known as a French writer. Attached still the publisher's prospectus. - Inside mirror with rich gold embossed doublure and colored paper. Impressive hand binding with magnificent gilding. Rare
Lot 369
To be sold without reserve. Property of a Lady. Chinese, 19th Century, A soapstone statue of a man in traditional dress, Modern. A painted terracotta foot soldier, after the Terracotta Army. Indian, 20th Century, A carved brown stone Mohini dancer. Dimensions: 5.75 in. (H) x 3.25 in. (W) x 2 in. (D) 7 in. (H) x 2 in. (W) x 2.5 in. (D) 6.25 in. (H) x 2 in. (W)
Lot 186
Great Game.- Pottinger (Lt. Henry) Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece (frayed), large folding engraved map in outline hand-colouring (laid down), title, frontispiece and final leaf also laid down, some soiling and marginal staining, last few leaves with marginal repairs, modern crimson half calf over marbled boards, spine slightly faded, [Howgego P43. Wilson p.178; Ghani p.305; Diba p.224], 4to, 1816.⁂ Disguised as Muslim horse-traders, British secret service officers Henry Pottinger and Charles Christie, in 1810 followed orders "to explore the Baluchi country and the east of Persia, tracts at that time were wholly unknown to Europeans" (Elphinstone), as well as "to collect information on roads and other means of moving troops and to study the political situation in Herat... noted for its strategic position, which at that time was the trading crossroad of central Asia" (Howgego, 489). The mission was undertaken in order to help prepare the Persian army against foreign invasion; a promise Britain had made in return for the Shah's influence on the Afghans in negotiating peace with the British in India. Based upon his official report to "the Right Honorable Governor-General in Council," Pottinger's Travels was an immediate best-seller, describing his under-cover activities, including "such incidents as I thought curious or amusing," and outlining the routes that were taken by advancing troops of the East India Company and then by the British Empire.
Lot 39
Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of, army officer and prime minister, 1769-1852) Ephemera relating to the Duke of Wellington, comprising: cut signature "Arthur Wellesley", lock of hair, engraved portrait of Wellington and letter third person by the Duchess of Wellington, all together framed and glazed in ornate gilt frame, ephemera v.s., frame 400 x 480mm., 1807-40.
Lot 57
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), VICTORIA HARBOUR, TUGS AND PUFFERS oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 2010 versoframedimage size 46cm x 61cm, overall size 63cm x 78cm Note: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
Lot 55
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), THE COAL SHOOT oil on canvas, signed, titled label versoframed (loose in frame)image size 70cm x 90cm, overall size 88cm x 108cmHandwritten artist's label verso. Note: A copy of 'The Clyde: An Artist's River', signed by the artist accompanies this lot. Note 2: Illustrated on page 29 in James Watt's 'The Clyde: An Artist's River'.Note 3: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
Lot 194
* DONALD MCINTYRE RCA (BRITISH 1923 - 2009), DINAS DINLLE, SNOWDONIA oil on canvas, initialledframedimage size 72cm x 133cm, overall size 89cm x 150cm Note 1: McIntyre was Born in Yorkshire of Scottish parents, he spent the most memorable years of his childhood in the west of Scotland. McIntyre Studied painting under James Wright, R.S.W, at Garelochhead. Qualifying as a dentist in Glasgow, he remained in that profession, working in the army and then in the school service until the age of forty, when he left dentistry to make a living as a full-time painter. In the late 1950's McIntyre moved to North Wales. He was a member of the Pastel Society, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Royal Society of Marine Artists, and for many years until his death, The Royal Cambrian Academy. Exhibited at The Royal Academy, London; Thackeray Gallery, London; Albany Gallery, Cardiff; The Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy; The Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland; Racines Gallery, Brussels. Public Collections; H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh; The National Library of Wales; Newport Art Gallery; Arts Council of Wales; Welsh Contemporary Arts Society; Kirkaldy Museum and Art Gallery; USA Embassy, London. Note 2: This painting is one of the largest seascapes by McIntyre to come to auction and is a rare opportunity to own a wonderful seascape of the Welsh seascape.
Lot 58
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), KING GEORGE WITH TUGS oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframedimage size 51cm x 36cm, overall size 68cm x 53cm Note: Artist's label versoNote: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
Lot 153
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), THREE TUGS, GREENOCK oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 1980 versoframedimage size 36cm x 51cm, overall size 49cm x 64cm Note: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
Lot 56
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), GREENOCK BOATS oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 50cm x 90cm, overall size 66cm x 106cmNote: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
Lot 117
A WW1 medal set awarded to Private George Mintoff, Rifle Brigade, S-9074. Lot contains photographic images of Private Mintoff including two of parents, army related papers, school reports & other ephemera. Photo frame size 15-25in x 12.75in. (George Mintoff was the brother in-law of William James Wilson lot 117)
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