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Lot 149
Portrait of King Charles I, bust-length, in armour wearing the Garter Ribbon and the Lesser Georgeoil on canvas74 x 62cmProvenance:At an unknown date entered the collection at Castletown House, County Kildare, Ireland,Castletown House Sale, Jackson-Stops & McCabe, 20th April 1966 and following days, 2nd day of sale, 21st April 1966, lot 342, as 'Attributed to Wissing', when acquired by the parents of the present ownerFootnote: The attribution - based on photographs - to Jan van Belcamp, was proposed by the late Sir Oliver Millar in 2006 at which time he drew a comparison with a signed portrait by the artist at Longford Castle - presumably the painting formerly there of King Charles I attributed to van Dyck (see H. Radnor, Catalogue of the Pictures in the Collection of the Earl of Radnor, 1901, vol. 1, p. 15, no. 24) The ex-Longford portrait is presumed to be that now in an American private collection that was on long loan from 1961 to 1995 to the Phoenix Art Museum (see E. Larsen, van Dyck, vol. I, p. 296, pl. 293, and vol. II, p. 311, no. 785. - where a slightly different size is given to that in the Longford catalogue). Larsen in 1988 seems to have been unaware, as Millar claimed to be in 2006, that the Longford portrait was apparently signed by Belcamp - a rare occurrence as he was generally copying other pictures in the collection of the King.In 2006, Sir Oliver wrote: "The portrait is clearly dependent on van Dyck and in particular on the portrait of 1637; a very popular image of which the probable original is in Dresden" (see E.A. Seemann, Katalog der ausgestellten Werke, 1992, p. 189, no. 1038). In that portrait, the King is wearing garter robes and Millar suggested "the armour etc. could be his [Belcamp's] own invention. One should date the work, I think, to the 1640s." The Dresden composition was much repeated by van Dyck's studio of which a fine example still in the Royal Collection, hangs today at Kensington Palace. According to the parents of the present owner, who acquired the painting at the Castletown sale of 1966, the portrait may have been taken to Ireland after the Restoration of Charles II by Sir Abraham Yarner (c. 1598-1677). Yarner, though a soldier in Ireland in the 1640s during the Irish Rebellion, was later sent back, when in 1661 he was appointed Commissary-General of the Musters for the King's Army in Ireland. After Yarner's death in Dublin in 1677, how and when the portrait could subsequently have been acquired for Castletown is unknown. A possible alternative for it being in the collection of Castletown - which was not being built until 1722-c.1729 by Speaker William Conolly (1662-1729) - is that the latter's great-nephew Thomas (1738-1803) who inherited the great house, was married in 1758 to Lady Louisa Lennox (1743-1821) great-granddaughter of Charles II and thus great-great-granddaughter of the sitter in the present lot. It could be equally possible that the present portrait entered the collection at Castletown via Lady Louisa's mother-in-law, who was Lady Anne Wentworth, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1672-1739 (1st Earl Strafford of the 3rd creation) who was descended from the brother of King Charles I's favourite Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1593-1641) who was Lord Deputy in Ireland from 1632 to 1640.Though Belcamp is known to have been employed at the court of Charles I to generally copy paintings particularly by van Dyck, he was in 1649 after the King's death, appointed to the commission set up to sell the King's goods (H. Walpole, Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the principal artists, Volume II, 1849, pp.359-60). Another portrait of Charles I of almost identical composition other than in detail and in a painted oval (74.5 x 58.5cm) was sold at Sotheby's, London on 6th December 2012, lot 352, for £32,450 as from the Studio of Honthorst. As however Honthorst was only in England in 1628, an attribution also to Jan van Belcamp is perhaps more plausible.Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined, there is a thick layer of gritty adhesive present on the reverse of the lining canvas and the cut edges of the original are visible in the frame. The paint layers are in a good stable condition overall. Losses and abrasion around the edge of the canvas have been retouched. The overpaint has darkened over time and is now very apparent, especially along the lower edge. There is some overpaint and reinforcement of the hair but the sitter’s face appears to be in a good condition. The varnish layer has yellowed with age and is slightly matte and uneven in appearance.
Lot 626
You Rang, M'Lord? is a BBC television sitcom written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi de Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC (although there had earlier been a pilot episode in 1988). The show was set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 91
Author Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, for Reuters and the Daily Mail. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including The Four Just Men (1905). Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as The Windsor Magazine and later published collections such as Sanders of the River (1911). He signed with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921 and became an internationally recognised author. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 320
Mixed box containing Fuji Film Instax Mini 7 camera, Minolta 7000 camera, Derlai x3000 camera, Polaroid 1200i, green T-shirt embroidered with dragon and 'Army, be the best' (medium size), two Royal Bradwell tankards decorated with sporting scenes, set of pool balls, empty Glenfiddich box, boxed sugar spoons and butter knife, etc.(B.P. 21% + VAT)
Lot 181
Framed WWI commemorative poster 'For King and Country' Llanelli officers of the Welsh field company Royal Engineers and the First Battalion Welsh regiment Suvla Bay, August 1915, with photographic portraits, framed. Together with a modern framed print, after Staddon 'The Welsh Regiment' and a large framed print 'Decorations and Medals Awarded to Royal Navy, The Army and The Royal Air Force from 1793 onwards'. (3) (B.P. 21 + VAT)
Lot 82
2 SILVER MEDALS TO MRS M MCMASTER BELFAST V.A.O NO.2 ULSTER RED CROSS CUP 1924 AND 1926. THE LADY'S NAME WAS MARGARET MCMASTER, SHE SIGNED THE ULSTER COVENANT AND CAME FROM 94 CASTELREAGH ROAD, EAST BELFAST. SHE IS ALSO INCLUDED IN A ROLL OF INDIVIDUALS ENTITLED TO THE VICTORY MEDAL AND/OR BRITISH WAR MEDAL GRANTED UNDER ARMY ORDERS. SHE WAS A NURSE DURING WORLD WAR 1.
Lot 329
An American M1902 Army officer’s sword, plated blade 34”, by Baron, etched with panels of foliage, American eagle, and “US”, white metal triple bar hilt with ribbed black grips; in its white metal scabbard with leather cords and knot. GC (a few light rust spots to the blade, leather cords worn) £70-90.
Lot 78
Third Reich insignia etc: 2nd pattern Army marksman’s lanyard badge; Veterans cap eagle, the back marked “Ges Gesch”; a large metal cap eagle with pin back; Luftwaffe bullion embroidered cap eagle; cloth embroidered Luftwaffe Parachutist badge; Army eagle breast badge; and 12 wartime issue small denomination zinc coins (some corroded). Average GC £40-50.
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