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Click here to subscribeCraddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book, first edition, printed in black and colours with illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, pictorial endpapers, original cloth-backed art deco texturised boards in black, gold and green, spine ends and corners a little bumped, rubbed, 8vo, Constable & Co., 1930.
A BRIGAND oil on board 40 x 34cm Robert painted a number of studies of Italian life, following a loan from his patron which allowed him to travel to Rome. In Italy, Robert conceived a plan to paint a series of works depicting the four seasons, and within these four of the peoples of Italy. Charles X of France bought the work depicting Spring and Summer Reapers arriving in the Pontine Marshes is now in the Louvre. Unfortunately, Robert found himself unable to complete his painting of Florence in the Autumn owing to his unrequited love for Princess Charlotte Napoleon and so travelled to Venice. Robert is mentioned in Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo as the artist of a fictional portrait of a character. Provenance: Christie's, 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art, London, 27.4.2012, Lot 121
A WOODLAND SCENE signed l.l.: n. diaz oil on panel 29 x 23.5cm Narcisse Diaz de la Pe¤a began as a porcelain painter in Paris, however within a few years he left this area and taught himself to paint on canvas. He copied the great paintings of the Louvre, and also drew on Victor Hugo and Delacroix as his inspirations. He was drawn eventually to landscape art and came to part of the group known as the Barbizon School. He encountered Theodore Rousseau in the forest at Fontainebleu and, holding the younger man in high esteem, admitted his respect for the artist and came to be taught by him. He exhibited many times at the Paris Salon, is exhibited today in many museums including the Louvre and the Wallace Collection, and was praised by Millet and Renoir. He was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur in 1851.
A SKETCH FOR 'CHRIST UPON THE SEA OF GALILEE' Studio Stamp: Vente d'Isabey oil on board 28 x 22.5cm Provenance: Artist's Studio Sale, Paris, Chevalier, 30-31st March 1887, Lot 110 ('Jesus marchant sur les flots'). Thence to Richard Bergh (1858-1919), Director of Swedish National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. From whose estate sold 7th February 1920. Isabey was one of France's foremost marine painters and was prolific in his output. This particular sketch is of particular art historical significance: Isabey was a great friend of Eugene Delacroiz. Delacroix painted this particular subject several times and these paintings hang today in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art among others. Isabey is known to have travelled with Delacroix often, and it is possible that this particular sketch was executed alongside Delacroix's own depictions of the subject while on their travels together. The scene is taken from the Gospel accounts of Christ approaching a ship which the disciples were taking to Capernaum across the Sea of Galilee, after Christ had gone to pray alone in the wake of St John the Baptist's death. Peter tried to approach Christ, but fearing the storm he began to sink, whereupon Christ caught him and brought him back to the disciples' ship. Here we see Christ holding Peter, with the storm evoked very effectively by the palette and indistinct clouds and background.
THE RAZING OF THE OLD FIRE STATION, TOOTHILL LANE pastel 50 x 50cm Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 23.1.92., Lot 48 This at first appears to be largely abstract, but closer study reveals that it shows, in Cubist fashion, the artist on the left side, watching as the Fire Station goes up in flames. The title is inscribed at the bottom. Sutton was Principal of Mansfield School of Art and President of the Mansfield Society of Artists. There was a former Fire Station in Toothill Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and the Society had a studio above it. The Fire Station was destroyed in 1970 to make way for a car park.
THE ANGEL OF PEACE watercolour on card 29 x 23.5cm Born the son of an army officer, he was educated Fettes and Edinburgh University, and later studied art at the Slade under Alphonse Legros. During 1884-1885 he studied in Paris under Boulanger and from 1886-1887 under Cormon. He joined the staff of Daily Graphic in 1890. He was a member of NEAC from 1893, ARWS 1910 and RWS 1920, and was married to flower painter Lily Blatherwick.
IS THE KINGDOM (1946) pen and black ink 21 x 20cm framed Provenance: Abbott and Holder, 1992 The backdrop consists of a silhouette of the head of Christ, crowned with thorns, while in the foreground there are ruins, amongst which is the damaged Winged Victory. This is the drawing for Is the Kingdom from The Lord's Prayer in Black and White, published by Jonathan Cape in 1946 and republished in facsimile in 1989. It is not, therefore, a war memorial design, but may be seen as a response to the memorial issue at the end of the Second World War. Arthur Wragg was born near Manchester on 3 January, 1903, and studied at Sheffield School of Art in 1916, moving to London in 1923. He was a prolific book illustrator, known especially for his black and white images. He was also deeply religious and was tortured by the inequalities of life and the brutality of war. -1
CARVING THE WAR MEMORIAL: THE STONEYARD AT PUTNEY BRIDGE Signed and dated 1923 oil and gouache on board 25.5 x 22cm Provenance: Abbot and Holder, List No 358, March 2004, no 181 Shackleton was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and studied at Bradford Technical College before gaining a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in 1893. In 1896 he won a British Institute Scholarship which allowed him to study in Paris, at the Academy Julian, and in Italy where he was inspired by Renaissance art. On his return he settled in London but also painted in Sussex with his friend Edward Stott. A self-confessed symbolist, outside the mainstream of twentieth century British art, he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1895-1919 and with the New English Art Club from 1899.
CARTING HAY - AUCHENCRIVE signed l.l.: T BONAR LYON oil on canvas 28 x 36cm Bonar-Lyon began his studies at the Glasgow School of Art, before going on to the Royal College of Art and spending time in France and Belgium. He was closely affiliated with the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, the Glasgow Arts Club and the Irvine Royal Academy, where he was the art master. Bonar-Lyon was influenced by his time in France and showed an affinity for the French Impressionists.
THE BLACK HAT Signed l.r.: J. Proudfoot '40 oil on canvas 46 x 38cm James Proudfoot was born in Perth where he was educated at Perth Academy before going on to St Andrews University. After a short time working in his father's carpet business he moved to London to study at Heatherley's and Goldsmith's College. A dashing figure and married to the actress Ellen Pollock be became a well know painter of landscape and portraits of well known actors of stage and screen. He received a honourable mention for his portrait of Peter Ustinov in the 1956 Paris Salon. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, New English Art Club and Royal Scottish Academy.
PONT SANT MICHEL, PARIS Signed l.r.: 1922 Frank L Emanuel oil on panel 24.5 x 34.5cm Emanuel was born and lived in London where studied at the Slade under Alphonse Legros before further studies at the Academie Julian, Paris. From the late 1880s he began to show at the Royal Academy and Paris Salon, also exhibiting at the New English Art Club and elsewhere. He travelled widely in Europe, Africa and Ceylon. He became chief examiner for the Royal Drawing Society and published a number of books on etching and general art criticism. He is represented in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London.
A BOX OF SUGARED ALMONDS charcoal on paper 38 x 46cm Sergeant was a technically gifted draughtsman who worked in black and white. He taught at Canterbury College of Art, and at the Dover and Folkestone Art Schools. His work is characterised by attention paid to the details of mundane minutiae, imbuing everyday ephemera with a greater sense of importance.
LARGE FOLIO OF PORTRAIT DRAWINGS various media various sizes unframed Kingsley Lawrence studied at the King Edward VII School of Art in Newcastle upon Tyne under Richard Hatton, and then at the Royal College of Art under Sir William Rothenstein. The Nationl Portrait Gallery purchased his portrait of Rothenstein for its collection. He won the Prix de Rome and worked in Italy in 1923. He was elected Royal Academician in 1938 and was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. His murals are in the Palace of Westminster, the Bank of England and the Laing Art Gallery and Museum in Newcastle. -18
A FOLIO OF DRAWINGS various media various sizes unframed / loose Allen was a member of several artistic societies including the Pastel Society, Sheffield Society of Artists and the Heeley Art Club. The British Museum, The Hepworth Wakefield and the Derby Art Gallery are among the institutions which hold his works.
The Birds. Double Crown poster, 33x23.5in. American psychological horror-thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock loosely based on the 1952 story by Daphne du Maurier. Starring Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette. The film premiered March 28th 1963 in New York City. The Museum of Modern Art hosted an invitation-only screening as part of a 50-film retrospective of Hitchcock's film work. Nominated for an Academy Awards for Special Effects.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold1965 Front of House Lobby Cards set of eight 10x8in. British Cold War spy film directed by Martin Ritt. Starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Peter Van Eyck. Based on the 1963 novel by John le Carre. Nominated for two Academy Awards, six BAFTA Award nominations winning four of them Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Film. And Oskar Werner won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.1966 Front of House Lobby Cards set of eight 10x8in. American black comedy-drama directed by Mike Nichols. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and George Segal. One of the most successful films in history. The film is one of only two films (the other being Cimarron) to be nominated in every eligible category at the Academy Awards thirteen (13) in total winning five Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor), Best Supporting Actress (Sandy Dennis), Best Black & White Cinematography (it was the last film to win before the category was eliminated), Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction. The film also received the BAFTA Award for Best Film, Best Actor (Richard Burton) and Best Actress (Elizabeth Taylor).
This jardiniere is probably the work of George Emile Henri Servant (1828-1890). Servant was a French clockmaker who, in 1855 took over his father's workshop and foundry in the Marais district of Paris. He became known for the production of clocks and works of art in the Greek and Egyotian revival styles, but also produced works in other Orientaliste styles. His work was praised for its high quality and he exhibited at many of the international exhibitions taking place in Paris and London, including the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and in London in 1862. The jardiniere bears stamped numbers, probably model numbers to the undersides of the bronze feet.
An African Ashanti Brass Cup, of waisted circular section, relief with a brickwork trellis pattern and sunburst design, angular loop handle, probably 19th century, 9 cm diameter Footnote: A handwritten note indicates that this is similar to an example seen at an Art From Ghana, Yoruba Religeous Cults exhibition, provenanced to the Barclay Armitage Collection.Small hole adjacent to base rim. Other small holes to base underside. Base panel with old replacement patch.
Assorted Items of Militaria, including Brodie helmet, the shell with applied red, blue and yellow formation type transfer, webbing chinstrap; items of brass trench art; Second World War First Aid kit, marked, ''KIT, FIRST AID, AERONAUTIC, U.S.''; pair of Second World war military binoculars, leather case, stamped broad arrow mark; Sterling sub-machine gun ''clamshell'' magazine; deactivated mortar shell; two First World War embroidered souvenir flags, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, etc.
A Royal Flying Corps Trench Art Brass Desk Ornament, as a biplane with .303 bullet shell body and support, mounted on a 3 1/2'' shell, dated 1917 and set with a cap badge, 14.5cm; five RFC Related Items, comprising a Trench Art paper knife ''To Mother from Cyril'', a plated dessert spoon and a pair of plated fish knives, the handles monogrammed RFC, a pewter hip flask engraved with the RFC badge and with screw top (6)
The King and I.1956 Quad Poster 30x40in. Poster Artwork: Tom Chantrell. American music film directed by Walter Lang. Starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner and Rita Moreno. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards winning six of them, Best Actor (Yul Brynner), Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and Best Sound Recording. Also the film received four Golden Globe Award nominations winning two, Best Motion Picture and Best Actress (Deborah Kerr).
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire.Quad Poster 30x40in. 2005 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus based on the novel by J. K. Rowling. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grant and Emma Watson. Fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction at the 78th Academy Awards. And the film won the BAFTA Award for Best production Design, making it the first Harry Potter film to win at the BAFTA's.
The King and I.1956 Front of House Lobby Cards set of eight 10x8in. American music film directed by Walter Lang. Starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner and Rita Moreno. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards winning six of them, Best Actor (Yul Brynner), Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and Best Sound Recording. Also the film received four Golden Globe Award nominations winning two, Best Motion Picture and Best Actress (Deborah Kerr).
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