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Lot 2269
* ALAN DAVIE CBE RA HRSA RWA (SCOTTISH 1920 - 2014), VILLAGE MYTHS NO. 16 gouache on paper, signed, titled and dated February 83 90cm x 73cm Mounted, framed and under glass Note: Scottish painter, trained as a painter at Edinburgh College of Art from 1938 to 1940, initially favouring poetic imagery and coming into contact with modernism at exhibitions held in London of works by Picasso (1945; V&A) and Paul Klee (1945; Tate). He explored a diverse range of activities, however, before returning to painting from 1949 to 1953 he earned his living by making jewellery and in 1947 he worked as a jazz musician, an activity he continued in later life. He wrote poetry during the early 1940s. From 1953 to 1956 Davie taught in London at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, where he became interested in African and Pacific art. As early as 1958 Davie emphasised the importance in his work of intuition, as expressed in the form of enigmatic signs. During the 1960s, both in paintings and in coloured lithographs, he represented such images with increasing clarity at the expense of gestural handling. In 1971 he made his first visit to the island of St Lucia, where he began to spend half of each year and which brought Caribbean influences to bear on his suggestive imagery, as in Bird Gong No. 10, Opus 730 (1973; London, Brit. Council). Taking on the role of a disinherited shaman, Davie created a synthesis of mythologies from a variety of cultures for a modern civilisation devoid of its own village myths.
Lot 235
A pair of Edwardian pierced oval salts raised on reeded oval bases (by Haseler Bros., London 1905), and a set of four Victorian silver open salts of oval form with semi-reeded decoration (by William Gibson & John L. Langman, Sheffield 1888) CONDITION REPORTS One blue liner broken, chipped and glued. All silver items have some wear and scuffs, minor dents. The set of four salts bear a hogshead emblem to the side.
Lot 83
A large Imari charger with ring marks to base, an Imari vase raised on an associated stand, a 20th Century famille-rose scalloped edge shallow dish, a Chinese porcelain fruit bowl, two Imari plates and a pair of porcelain Buddha figures CONDITION REPORTS Charger approx 46cm diameter. Buddha figures approx 12cm high. Charger has some wear and scuffs and some craquelure. Buddha figures have some chips, including to the feet of the base, each bear a square tablet-style block to underside bearing character marks (please photos). Bowl is very worn to the interior, and has some irregularities and chips to footrim, decoration to the exterior is reasonable. The smaller plates have some wear and scuffs and some frits. The vase has some general wear but appears sound.
Lot 385
Marnett‚ (Mounsieur, active 17th century). The Perfect Cook: Being the most exact Directions for the making all kinds of Pastes, with the Perfect way teaching how to Raise, Season, and make all sorts of Pies, Pasties, Tarts, and Florentines, &c. now practised by the most Famous and Expert Cooks, both French and English. As also the Perfect English Cook, or right method of the whole Art of Cookery, with the true ordering of French, Spanish, and Italian Kickshaws, with a-la-mode Varieties for Persons of Honour. To which is added, the way of dressing all manner of Flesh, Fowl, and Fish, and making admirable Sauces, after the most refined way of French and English. The like never extant. By Mounsieur Marnette, [2nd edition], London: Printed for Obadiah Blagrave at the Black Bear and Star in St. Pauls Church-Yard, over against the Little North Door, 1686, [14],1-213,[214-216]pp., final three pages comprise printer's book list, lacking frontispiece (?), horizontal closed tear to title & torn to inner blank margin (both neatly repaired), B1 (pages 1/2) torn at head with loss and neatly repaired, occasional light repairs to blank margins and corners of few leaves, final three leaves with neatly repaired tears to inner margin with very slight loss to few words, final leaf repaired mostly to margins, one or two leaves a little close trimmed to running titles, armorial bookplate of Arnold W. Oxford to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, 19th century calf by Lloyd, gilt decorated spine and board edges, contrasting morocco labels to spine, 12mo Scarce, Only one institutional location found (New York Public Library). Cagle 855, Oxford p.28 (in note), Vicaire 566, Wing M706A, ESTC R180373. The first edition was published in 1656 by Nath. Brooks, and included a frontispiece representing the interior of a kitchen. This second edition of 1686 has no frontispiece present and probably never had one according to Oxford, however the New York Public Library example appears to have one present. The first part of this work comprises a translation of Le Pastissier francois, 1653. This actual volume would appear to have been the copy owned by the cookery book bibliographer and collector Arnold Whitaker Oxford (1854-1948). (1)
Lot 609
Games and pastimes. Youthful Sports, a new edition, Wm. Darton and Josh. Harvey, July 11th, 1804, vignette title-page, and thirty engravings on letterpress, some light spotting and toning, two facing pages with some juvenile colouring, disbound and loosely inserted into later marbled wrappers, 12 x 8cm (4.75 x 3ins), together with The Book of Sports, Games, and Athletic Exercises, by William Martin, new edition, Darton and Clark, circa 1840, thirteen etched plates, including frontispiece, one or two early annotations, hinges strengthened, book ticket of Lawrence Darton on front pastedown, original gilt decorated brown cloth, faded and gilt rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine, corners showing, small 8vo Provenance: from the library of a descendant of the publisher William Darton. Darton G1074(3): the first edition of 'Youthful Sports' was published in 1801, and all editions are rare. It contains descriptions of such games as: Battledore and Shuttlecock; Quoits; Blindman's Buff; Flying the Kite; Bow and Arrow; Stilts; Marbles, Peg Top; Trap Ball; Air Balloons, Dressing Dolls; Bird Nesting; Whip Top; and Badger the Bull, or Bait the Bear. (2)
Lot 638
*Teddy. An early teddy bear in the Steiff style, early 20th century, a jointed ginger mohair teddy bear, with humped back, black button eyes, long snout with original black felt nose under later stitching and fur renewed under chin, and long limbs, worn, with stitched repairs and replacement felt pads, height 51cm (20ins) (1)
Lot 738
Milne (A.A.). When We Were Very Young, 1st edition, 2nd issue, 1924, contents leaf numbered ix, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, free endpapers partially toned, top edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, one or two faint marks and spine ends a trifle rubbed, but generally a bright copy, in later issue dustjacket (advertising Winnie-the-Pooh, 9th edition Fourteen Songs, Teddy Bear and Other Songs, and 2nd edition King's Breakfast, all published 1926), some chipping and fraying to top edge, spine darkened and with 2" facsimile repair at foot, 8vo (1)
Lot 211
A Steiff limited edition Rupert teddy bear, Rupert (brown), 621/1973, 653599, and four other limited edition bears, Rupert (white) 653568, Algy Pug, 653582, Edward Trunk, 653575 and Podgy Pig, 653629, all boxed with certificates (5) See illustration Condition report Report by NG Each with Steiff box and brown cardboard box. Each with certificate. No visible damage. Do not smell.
Lot 213
A Steiff teddy bear, 012808, two other Steiff bears, five Charlie Bears, and a Boyds teddy bear (9) Condition report Report by NG Steiff panda, 064258. Steiff 2007 bear, 662522. Steiff bear, 012808. Charlie Bear Jai Jai, CB083825B. Charlie Bear Purdy, CB083793. Charlie Bear Grayson, CB083817B. Charlie Bear Joey, CB183943. Charlie Bear William, CB083830. Boyds Bear, white, wearing blue dress with white coat, 32.5 cm high. Charlie Bear names taken from tags attached.
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