Conjuring.- Monsieur Preau, from Paris...Feats in the Art of Legerdemain. A Sterganographical Operation...He will make an Egg Jump...Surprising Magic Well..., printed playbill, old creasing and few short tears, one longer tear into text affecting few words with small loss, light browning, laid down on larger linen, playbill 438 x 180mm., Kirkby Lonsdale, A. Foster, 17th-21st November 1815 § Mr. Hoare, The Extraordinary Conjurer...A very extraordinary Pistol Shot...Thaumaturgy! And Uncommon Deceptions. The Black Cap and the Flying Monkey..., printed playbill, light creasing and a few nicks to extremities, central fold, small ink-stamp of Guildhall Library Newton Collection to verso with withdrawn stamp, 500 x 185mm., Dailey, 9th April 1838; and 3 others conjuring related, v.s. (5) A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
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Boxing.- Art of Boxing (The), engraved frontispiece and title, frontispiece laid down with later ownership name and few scribbles to verso, B2-5 small chip to lower margin with very short tear into text, B4&5 causing loss to couple letters, trimmed at fore-edge affecting border to frontispiece, title imprint and text of few ff., some soiling and light staining, lightly browned, modern half morocco, G. Smeeton, [?1825]; and another, Barrington's New London Spy for 1808 with Treatise on the Art of Boxing by Mr. Belcher, seventh edition enlarged, 16mo & 12mo (2) *** WorldCat records just one copy of the first mentioned in the British Library. A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
Conjuring.- Hocus Pocus, or The Art of Conjuration..., half-title, engraved frontispiece, 19th century ownership inscription to front free endpaper, frontispiece very slightly frayed at gutter, G7 loss to upper corner affecting few words, G8 with small staining, B9, B10 & E5 with short tear into text without loss, few minor marginal defects, some light soiling, old stab-holes to inner margin, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed with some wear to extremities, [cf. Toole Stott 1081], 8vo, for W. Lane, 1795. *** A rare and charming work on conjuring, this title not listed on ESTC. WorldCat records just 3 copies of both 1792 and 1795 editions respectively (Indiana University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Alberta). This copy varies slightly from that recorded by Toole Stott, numbering 144pp. (as opposed to 140pp.) and with the addition of half-title and frontispiece. The only copy we can trace at auction was sold in these rooms in 2019, without the frontispiece. A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
Boxing.- Theatre Royal, Dublin...the celebrated Irish Champion Simon Byrne, who is matched to fight Jem Ward the English Champion, will set to with Tom Reynolds..., few neat and small repairs to verso including short tear into text (no loss), some browning, 320 x 190mm., Dublin, J. Hoare, 26th April 1831 § New Surrey Theatre...the Celebrated Irish Champion Langan, who will, with the scientific Reynolds, Give a Grand and Interesting Display of The Art of Self-Defence!!!..., very small hole affecting few letters, short tear into text to fore-edge without loss, light folds, 363 x 220mm., January 1824, printed playbills; and 2 other near-identical playbills for Langan and Reynolds at the New Surrey Theatre, Feburary 1824, v.s. (4) *** Nicknamed "The Emerald Gem", Simon Byrne (1806-33) was an Irish bare-knuckle prize fighter and heavyweight boxing champion of Ireland. His final contest in May 1833 was a gruelling 99 rounds against James Burke that lasted for 3 hours and 6 minutes, the longest ever recorded prize fight. Byrne died three days later as a result of his injuries. A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
Art Deco platinum amethyst and milgrain set diamond bracelet, the three stone fancy marquise cut and square cut amethyst, within an old cut diamond openwork surround, on a diamond fancy link braceletCondition Report:Approx 21.45gm, tested platinum, length = 17.5cm, amethyst diamond cluster = 4.2cm x 2cm, max bracelet depth = 0.8cm, clasps secure, links good, diamonds bright, well matched with good movement, colour good approx H-I, eye clean, with some inclusions under 10x loop approx SI clarity, amethyst with some rubbing light scratches to top surface - benefit from a polish, colour zoning to amethyst stones
Victorian and later jewellery including 9ct gold bloodstone and agate pendant, two Art Nouveau enamel pendant / brooches, one by Charles Horner, Scottish silver penannular brooch, Thomas L Mott silver butterfly wing brooch, silver tennis and fan brooch, 18ct gold stud, 9ct gold single stone diamond ring, silver agate brooch and a silver paste stone set braceletCondition Report:9ct bloodstone pedant approx 4.3gm, 18ct stud approx 1.65gm, 9ct ring approx 2gm, size T, Charles Horner brooch and fan brooch back pins missing - loss to enamel, other converted to pendant, enamel rubbed,
Elis Bergh (Swedish 1881-1954) for Kosta Four Art Deco "Optical" Vases & Decanter Released 1931 and featured in the A-B Kosta Glasbruk catalogue, comprising an 'ice' blue conical and circular vases, pale green and grey/smoke circular vases and tapered decanter with original stopper.The first 16cm highThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass; for reference see Ricke (H.) & Thor (L.) (Eds.), Swedish Glass Factories Production Catalogues 1915-1960, pub. Prestel, p.332.
Anna Ehrner (Swedish 1948-) for Kosta Ovoid Vase Circa 1980s, clear bodied with khaki rim and foot, the body sectioned in muted tones, signed Kosta 48206 Ehrner. 16.5cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society Scratch to one side and several tiny nicks, would benefit from a professional polish, no other issues to note.
Christopher Dresser for Linthorpe, Middlesbrough Art Pottery Bottle Vase Circa 1880, shape no. 200, green glazed earthenware with lustre finish and bands of lightly incised repated decoration, impressed facsimile signature and factory marks to base.20cm highSome light glaze scratches, tightly crazed, no other damage or restoration to note.
Timo Sarpaneva (Finnish 1926-2006) for Iittala Pair of "Bolero" Candle Holders & Five Others Including a set of three "Poppa" candle holders designed by Valto Kokko, all except single "Poppa" bearing Iittala label. "Bolero" candle holders 14.5cm diameter The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society Light generalised wear but overall good without damage.
Vicke Lindstrand (Swedish 1904-1983) for Kosta Two "Contour" Vases Circa 1950s, of teardrop and flattened ovoid form, both with internal black trailing, the former and taller signed LH 1238, the latter Kosta LH 1242. The taller 18cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society The smaller with a couple of very small surface nibbles, otherwise light generalised wear but no other damage to note.
Licensed "Early Wood Chess Set" Re-Edition After Man Ray Issued by IC Design, Switzerland Produced in Germany in 2012 under license of the Man Ray Trust, crafted in beech wood to Man Ray's original design of 1920, boxed (without board).King 8.3cm highMan Ray designed this radical and pioneering chess set in 1920 based on Euclidean geometric 'ideal forms' with the knight based on a 'found object' displaying the properties of the Fibonacci sequence defining spiral growth patterns, the head scroll of a violin; for reference an original set is held in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/480922Light wear to box, set appears unused.
Per Lütken (Danish 1916-1998) for Holmegaard Three Vases Comprising a large tapered "Smoke" vase and two "May Green" vases, the taller circular and the smaller oval, all signed PL Holmegaard and variously numbered. The tallest 23cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society The smallest with fleabites to foot but otherwise light generalised wear, no damage to note.
Edward Hald (Swedish 1883-1980) for Orrefors Two Art Deco Globular Vases Designed 1930, mould-blown in 'smoke' colourway, both signed Orrefors HZ48, the slightly taller dated 1930, the other '31.The earlier and slightly taller vase 16cm highThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass.Both with surface scratches and light general wear commensurate with age, the earlier vase with a few small surface abrasions/grazes in one localised area, no chips or cracks.
Three Art Glass Bottle Vases The first Swedish in green with clear foot, imported by Hans Geismar Ltd and retaining label, together with a blue vase in the style of Otto Brauer or Nanny Still and a tapered flask form vase, all unsigned.The first 31cm highThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass.
Vicke Lindstrand (Swedish 1904-1983) for Orrefors Art Deco Engraved "Dancer" Vase Released 1935, no. L1441 in Catalogue 10, clear glass of hexagonal outline on circular 'smoke' foot, signed to base.23.8cm highThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass; for reference see Ricke (H.) & Thor (L.) (Eds.), Swedish Glass Factories Production Catalogues 1915-1960, pub. Prestel, p.109.Several small nicks to the edges, surface nicks to one of the plain sides, further light general wear commensurate with age.
Per Lütken (Danish 1916-1998) for Holmegaard Two Graduated "Fionia" Glass Bowls In ice blue colourway, both signed PL Holmegaard, the larger no. 14825, the smaller dated 1960. The larger 30cm wide The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society Light generalised wear, no damage to note, smaller has several nibbles and further fleabites around foot.
Vicke Lindstrand (Swedish 1904-1983) for Kosta "Multi-Thread" Vase Circa 1960s, inverted ovoid form, the clear body with encased air bulb and helix-effect two-tone internal trailing, signed LH 1859. 13.3cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society A very small nick to base, otherwise very light generalised wear, good overall.
Bernard Moore (British 1850-1935) Three Art Pottery Figures and Another Early 20th century, comprising two monkeys in flambe and lustre glazes, both unmarked, and a white-glazed "Diakokan" figure, this bearing BM monogram, together with a further spill vase modelled as a monkey in mottled turquoise glaze in the style of Bernard Moore or Burmantofts, this unmarked.The larger monkey 9cm highOnly the larger monkey retaining one glass eye, this with some small glaze scratches, otherwise no damage or restoration to note.
Vicke Lindstrand (Swedish 1904-1983) for Kosta "Smoke Blue" Vase and Two Clear Glasses Circa 1950s/60s, all signed and variously numbered. The first and tallest 19cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society The tallest with scratches in a line to one side, smallest with small light scratches and tiny nicks.
Aino Aalto (Finnish 1894-1949) for Riihimäen Lasi (Riihimäki) Set of Four Dessert Bowls and Others The clear glass bowls designed 1932 in the Art Deco style with impressed marks to bases, presented with original pictorial box, together with a similar pair of bowls in 'grey' designed for Iittala, also boxed, a set of four lemonade glasses (two bearing labels for Holmegaard) and a decanter with stopper, these in 'smoke' colourway.The decanter 33cm highThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass.
Elfyn Roberts BA (Welsh 1945-) "Great Crested Grebe" Bronze Sculpture No. 4/9, one-piece casting at the Lunts Foundry with a hand-patinated mirror finish, mounted on a bespoke oiled Aberllefeni slate base, bearing ER monogram.16cm long, 13cm highElfyn Roberts BA grew up on a small farm near Dolgellau in the 1950s and graduated from the Manchester College of Art & Design; after a career in higher education Elfyn has combined the inspiration of his rural childhood with his technical and artistic skills to become a multi-discipline artist, producing paintings and raku ceramics as well as his finely sculpted foundry cast bronzes.Excellent, original condition.
Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Group of Monochrome Art Pottery Early 20th century, comprising a compressed olive-glazed vase, a green-glazed bottle vase, a blue-glazed vase with flared neck, a turquoise-glazed vase and a larger three-tone bowl, together with a Rookwood Pottery yellow-glazed circular 'censer' dish.The larger bowl 29cm diameterThe bowl with one very small chip to rim exterior and some glaze scratches, turquoise vase with some small glaze scratches, otherwise light generalised wear but no other damage or restoration to note.Blue vase with glaze scratch to interior, turquoise vase with a few very small glaze scuffs, green bottle vase has unusual finish or firing effect to the foot and a couple of very small glazing imperfections to this area; additional images including marks now added.
Elfyn Roberts BA (Welsh 1945-) "Weathercock" Bronze Sculpture No. 1/9, cast at the Lunts Foundry with hand-patinated mirror finish, presented on an integral textured 'spire' mount, bearing ER monogram. 13cm long, 13.5cm high Elfyn Roberts BA grew up on a small farm near Dolgellau in the 1950s and graduated from the Manchester College of Art & Design; after a career in higher education Elfyn has combined the inspiration of his rural childhood with his technical and artistic skills to become a multi-discipline artist, producing paintings and raku ceramics as well as his finely sculpted foundry cast bronzes. Excellent, original condition.
Frank Martin (British 1921-2005) "Louise Brooks" Signed, titled and numbered 'Artist's Proof' in pencil in the margin, etching.plate size 37 x 27cm (framed 70 x 57cm)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition. There are a number of minor spots of foxing found across the paper, in both the margins and the plate. There is also some yellowing along the bottom edge of the paper near the mount board. The print is ornately framed and glazed. The frame has some scuffs and knocks. The bottom left applied Art Deco style brass-effect corner mount is missing a pin and loose.
Tall Swedish Art Deco Engraved "Amphora Carrier" Vase Circa 1950s, possibly Strömberg, very pale 'ice' blue glass of oval form, unmarked, base likely 'mopped'.34cm highThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass.Base likely 'mopped' as stated, otherwise some small and light scratches including to rim interior but otherwise free from chips or cracks.
Sven Palmqvist (Swedish 1906-1984) for Orrefors Group of Art Glass 1960s and later, comprising a clear cased 'aqua' vase, signed Orrefors PU 3591/16, and four "Fuga" bowls of varied size, together with a clear and blue "Neptunus" bowl designed by Lars Hellsten and a controlled bubble vase by Ernest Gordon for Afors, these all marked to bases.The first 16.5cm high, the "Neptunus" bowl 28.3cm diameterThe William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass.Gordon for Afors vase with a surface bruise to one side, otherwise some light generalised wear but remainder in good condition without issues to note.
Monica Backström (Swedish 1939-2020) for Kosta Boda Large "Terra" Vase Circa 2004, shaped spherical and pinched form, bearing Kosta Boda label and signed Kosta Boda M. Backström 7040346. 19cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society One tiny surface nick or imperfection from manufacture, one tiny and light scratch, overall good and well presented.
A LARGE ART DECO PLASTER SCULPTURE OF A LADY WALKING TWO BORZOIdressed in turquoise; together with a metallic finish chalkware sculpture of a lady by the seashore with swooping bird; a seated lady with doe with gilt patination; and a lady holding bouquet and walking a borzoi with verdigris patination, all stamped, the largest 35cm high x 56.5cm wide x 12.5cm deep (4)
A DUNHILL NOVELTY CHROME 'SABRE' JET PLANE TABLE LIGHTERafter a 1954 F-86 Sabre jet plane, 8cm high x 16cm long x 15cm deep; together with four other lighters comprising an Art Deco 'Barclay' lighter, a 'Cyclops' lighter by Merlin, a 1970s table lighter from Sarome, Japan and a novelty German spelter knight lighter, the tallest 21cm high (5)
AN ART DECO SHOP DISPLAY CHALKWARE PLASTER FIGURE OF A KNEELING BOY(missing glass aquarium) with green shirt, stamped registration marks to the base, 55cm high x 16.5cm wide x 25cm deep; together with a plaster figure of a boy standing with hand on hip in the style of Ferdinand Preiss, 31cm high x 12cm wide x 8.5cm deep; and a similar figure of a seated boy in a polo necked jumper holding a toy horse, registration marks to the rear, 43cm high x 13cm wide and deep (3)
A LARGE ART DECO PLASTER FIGURE OF A LADY OR NYMPH ADMIRING HER REFLECTION IN THE MIRRORin Art Nouveau style with chignon and flowing robes, holding a circular bevelled mirror (repair to neck), 71cm high x 72cm wide (including mirror) x 32cm deep; together with an Art Deco style plaster gilded plaque of leaping deer, 44cm high x 66cm long (2)
AN ITALIAN CERAMIC TABLE LAMP WITH SGRAFITTO DECORATIONprobably 1950s San Marino Art, of blue background with guitar and drinking glasses to one side, 69cm high approx. (top of lamp) with original orange shade; together with two other mid-century lamps, including a floor lamp with tall suedette shade resting on wood base, 120cm high, and a twin armed asymmetric chrome and wood table lamp with original parchment shade with red-painted lilies and ferns, 49cm high (to top of lamp, excluding shade) (3)
BENJAMIN CHEE CHEE (1944-1977) 'Friends' 1974, a study of three geese, signed and dated within plate lower right, lithograph, 50cm x 39cmNote: Benjamin Chee Chee was a self-taught Canadian artist of Ojibwa descent who is known as one of the most prominent figures of the Woodland School of Art. He was born on March 26, 1944 in Ontario, Canada. Chee Chee gained renown for his spare, elegant depictions of geese and other birds, insisting that these images did not carry symbolic meaning, describing them instead as “creatures of the present.”
A LARGE ART DECO PLASTER SCULPTURE OF THE GODDESS DIANA THE HUNTRESSin the style of Faguays, with metallic finish and metal bow poised in outstretched hand (stamped with registration marks), 54cm high (excluding bow) x 44.5cm long x 11cm deep; together with another similar figure in silver metallic finish of an Amazon or Diana with bow (stamped), 31cm high x 54cm long x 13.5cm deep (2)
THREE ART DECO TABLE LIGHTS one of a spelter lady with outstretched arms before opaque glass 'sunray' shade on marble plinth, 32cm high x 13cm long x 18cm deep, a chrome 'C'-scroll lamp with opaque flame shade, 46cm high, a chalkware lamp of two naked acrobat ladies supporting the bayonet with their legs, 52cm high (to fitting) x 27cm long x 17cm deep (including chrome base); together with a spelter dancing lady on onyx plinth, 23cm high (4)
AN ART DECO PLASTER SCULPTURE OF A DANCING COUPLEin the style of Bruno Zach, with verdigris finish, 40cm high x 34cm wide x 28cm deep; together with a topless dancing lady with pink pearlised finish skirt; a verdigris lady with a fan of outspread skirts; and a lady holding a pheasant with long tail feathers (4)
SHARON HARDING: 'SUNSET MARS', AN ABSTRACT ART GLASS PLAQUE 1960s or 1970s, signed to the right-hand corner, of red and orange glass, titled on label to the verso, on later mount of smoked glass, 30cm high x 28cm wide (plaque only); together with two ceramic fat lava plaques of cascading flowers, the larger 48cm high x 20cm wide (3)
Stamps; China, a large plastic box containing a good quantity of unaddressed FDC's and various philatelic folders and presentation packs, including 'Time Honoured Photographs of Suzhou' postcard special album, 'Key Wild Animals Under State Protection' album, 'Mulan's Story' limited edition album, 'Prospects of The 21st Century' minisheet album, '200th Birth Anniversary of Anderson' album, 1966 Taipei album, Panda and Crane paper cut art album, China stamps paper cut art album and 'Folk Houses of China' stamp sheet
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (British, 1890-1978) Ballynakill, Co GalwayOil on panel Signed bottom left , G L Brockhurst, also signed and dated 1916 on reverse.Framed W50cm x H44.5cm ARR - Artist Resale Rights may be payable on this item.Purchased from John Austin 1994Provenance : Private Collection Note : Best known for his portraits of such society figures as the Duchess of Windsor, Brockhurst began his artistic training at the Birmingham School of Art at the age of 12. Brockhurst’s skills developed quickly and he later attended the Royal Academy Schools and gained a scholarship enabling his visits to both France and Italy. These trips fuelled his passion for the 15th century artists such as Botticelli and da Vinci. By 1920 Brockhurst began his career as an etcher, but continued producing very successful society portraits. In 1939 Brockhurst moved to America with Dorette, a model of his whom he had become attached to
John Banting (British, 1902-1972) Guitar Theme, signed, John Banting, 1952 (lower right) Gouache on paperFramed W52cm x H46cmARR - Artist Resale Rights may be payable on this item.Provenance: Private CollectionPurchased from Austin/Desmond Fine Art limited, London 1994 (label verso) Note : John Banting was born in Chelsea, London on 12 May 1902. He made drawings and poems under the influence of Vorticism at the age of eighteen. While working as a clerk, he attended life classes at Vincent Square art school under Bernard Meninsky (1921) and the free academies in Paris, including the Grande Chaumière and Colarossi's (1922). By 1925 he had established a studio in Fitzroy Street and was associated with the Bloomsbury group; he made designs for Leonard and Virginia Woolf's Hogarth Press and for the ballets Pomona (1929) and Prometheus (1936) at Sadler's Wells. He was notable for shaving his head (a response to premature hair-loss), and for his relationships with Nancy Cunard and the poet Brian Howard. In Paris in 1930, Banting was drawn to Surrealism, the results of which emerged in his exhibition at the Wertheim Gallery the following year. He shared Cunard's outrage at racial prejudice, stayed with her in Harlem, New York in 1932 and contributed to her Negro anthology (1935). In London, Banting painted and produced commercial and decorative designs; he also wrote and illustrated his satirical A Blue Book of Conversation (published in 1946). He contributed to the International Exhibition of Surrealism in 1936, and represented an avowedly Stalinist position within the Trotskyist Surrealist movement. He accompanied Cunard on a three month visit to Spain during the Civil War (Oct. - Dec. 1937) and in Madrid attempted to join the International Brigade, then in the process of disbanding. After contributing to the Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme (Paris, Feb. 1938) through Marcel Duchamp's invitation, Banting had a solo exhibition at the Storran Gallery (London, Oct.). At the beginning of the war he was declared unfit for active service, but worked as an art director for the Ministry of Information's Strand Films with Dylan Thomas and Curtis Moffat. Less officially, he also served as art editor for the leftist monthly Our Time (1941) and co-edited the anthology Salvo for Russia with Cunard (London 1942). After a period in Ireland (1947), Banting was saved from extreme poverty by a grant from the Artists Benevolent Fund secured by Julian Trevelyan. In the 1950s he lived in Rye, Sussex also the home of his friend Edward Burra, subsequently moving to Hastings (1965). Although he produced few paintings in his last years and devoted considerable time to writing, Banting regularly contributed earlier works to Surrealist exhibitions. He died at Hastings on 30 January 1972 between solo exhibitions in London at the Hamet Gallery (Dec. 1971) and Edward Harvane Gallery (March-April 1972).
Peter Kinley (1926 - 1988) Black and White Sketch Oil and pencil on paper Signed top left Framed W32cm x H38cm ARR - Artist Resale Rights may be payable on this item. Provenance : Private Collection Purchased from Austin / Desmond Fine Art Limited Sold Christies Modern & Contemporary Paintings , South Kensington 28th June 1991, Lot 5 - purchased direct from the artist in 1956 Note: Peter Kinley was born in Vienna, his father was Jewish and the family was forced to leave after the Anschluss in 1938. He was sent to Lytham St Anne’s and was fostered by a Catholic family; his parents were interned in France. He studied at Düsseldorf Academy and later at St Martin’s School of Art, where he also taught. His knowledge of Islamic art and architecture led, in the early 1960s, to an interest in other Eastern cultures, especially Indian. He began to collect Indian paintings and artefacts, and Indian systems of colour and composition bore a correspondence to his own search for a language in which objects (people, houses, aeroplanes) could be expressed with all the clarity of an image, but with no loss of subtlety. He left London in 1970 to teach at Bath Academy, and his work began to reflect his more rural existence. He saw his own work as being figurative, not in the 19th Century sense of realism or naturalism, but as based on observation of the subject.
Roger Hilton (British, 1911-1975) Interior with Figures - work also painted verso of a female seated figure Oil on board Framed W48.5cm x H39cm ARR - Artist Resale Rights may be payable on this item. Provenance : Private Collection Purchased from Freetask Limited 1995 Note : Roger Hilton CBE (1911–1975) was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World War Britain. Often associated with the 'middle generation' of St Ives painters – Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon & Bryan Wynter – he spent much of his career in London, where his work was deeply influenced by European avant-garde movements. He was born on 23 March 1911 in Northwood , Middlesex, and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and also in Paris, where he developed links with painters on the Continent. At the Slade he won the Orpen prize in 1930. During the late 1950s and 1960s, Hilton's career began to take off and he started to spend more time in west Cornwall, moving there permanently in 1965. In the same year he married Rose Phipps, 20 years his junior, having divorced his first wife, Ruth David. He became a prominent member of the St Ives School and gained an international reputation. He won the 1963 John Moores Painting Prize. In 1964 he exhibited at the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale winning the UNESCO Prize.
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