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Lot 101
A collection of five Royal Crown Derby paperweights with Imari type decoration and comprising a dragon L1, with gilt stopper and base, a duck billed platypus L2, with gilt stopper to base, a koala L1, with gilt stopper to base, a teddy bear marked to base exclusive for Royal Crown Derby Collectors Guild, with gilt stopper to base, and a recumbent horse L11
Lot 103
A Royal Crown Derby paperweight in the form of a teddy bear with Imari type decoration, a pair of Connoisseur Collection models of Nelson Elephant, three Connoisseur Collection candle snuffers including an Art Deco style example, Swallows at Dusk, a teddy bear and Giles cat, together with two miniature models of mantel clocks and also together with a small Royal miniature Worcester white glazed model of a rabbit
Lot 57
Inuit, ca. 20th century CE. This is a charming small box with a handled lid and a profile-view polar bear carving in relief. This box was made in the traditional Inuit style using a hand axe and file. Much Inuit art celebrates the animals that inhabit the polar landscape. Size: .75" L x 1.6" W x 2.5" H (1.9 cm x 4.1 cm x 6.4 cm). Provenance: Estate of Paul & Louise Bernheimer Condition: Intact, slight wear. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #111430
Lot 456
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Partial A.L.S., Daphne, ten pages (only the first two pages missing), 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c.1940), to [Foy Quiller-Couch]. The largely complete letter begins with the third page and Du Maurier discusses the death of a mutual acquaintance, in part, 'I believe great changes would have come to her, with her father's death, the burden of care, the leaving of Tredudwell, going away perhaps to uncongenial surroundings, and I believe that the accident in which that man was killed would have left a permanent shadow upon her. The only possible consolation, Foy, and a thing in which I passionately believe, and I think I have told you so before, is that people die when their moment has come, and their work is finished. I believe that there is something mysteriously merciful in this particular case, and that Anna was going to experience a lot of personal unhappiness had she lived. You may think this nonsense. I don't know. It is just what I feel. Some rare and very precious plants cannot bear another soil, they become withered and dulled. This might have happened to Anna had she been obliged to live a different sort of life. Now you can be certain that she is all right. If we cannot believe this, then there is no hope for you or I or any living soul, and mass suicide may as well be committed by humanity at once. As to personal grief of those who still go on living in this world, you know, from bitter experience, that there is no ready made consolation. I know what a hard and really hurtful blow this is to you, who have already had so many. And the very fact that you are not strong at the moment, and that the things that are happening in the world are almost unbearable anyway, makes the living daily routine practically a Hell….I wish I could join you on a quiet and simple holiday somewhere in the West, but at the moment, as you know, I am tied. The Guardsman (her husband, Frederick Browning) is, I think, worried about all these moves in Norway, and we feel any moment he may be called….I have my own small problem ahead of me, in that I think another infant is on its way. This is for your information only, I have said nothing even to my family. The realisation that if this should be so, it would arrive about November 11th, adds to the irony of life in general. It is hard to be optimistic of the future, I had a deep-rooted feeling before this war started, that our particular country might be going to face its greatest test, and the feeling is still with me. But, whatever happens, we have been born into this particular period of time for some particular purpose, and must, of course, endure whatever comes and achieve whatever we are meant to achieve….' An emotional letter of fine content, encompassing birth and death. Some very light, minor age wear to the final page of the letter, otherwise VG Foy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. In 1930, apparently around the time of the present letter, the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses. Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. Husband of Du Maurier from 1932. Comptroller and Treasurer to Princess Elizabeth from 1948-52 and later Treasurer in the Office of the Duke of Edinburgh. Du Maurier gave birth to her third child, and only son, Christian 'Kits' Du Maurier Browning, a photographer and film-maker, on 3rd November 1940.
Lot 538
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. An interesting, original typescript (unsigned) of a speech given by Edward, Prince of Wales, with numerous holograph corrections in pencil, five pages, 4to, n.p. (London), n.d. (April 1919), on the printed stationery of Buckingham Palace. The speech was delivered by the Prince of Wales to the Royal Academy on 26th April 1919 and reads, in part (bold words representing the Prince's holograph corrections), 'Mr President, Your Excellencies, My Lords & Gentlemen It is with feelings of considerable diffidence that I address this distinguished assembly. During the past sixty years the dinner given by the Royal Academy has rarely taken place without the presence among its guests of my Grandfather or of my Father. To follow in their footsteps is a great responsibility. I have not got their long experience.....With all my heart I thank I am deeply grateful to the President for the kind and appreciative terms in which he has coupled with this toast the names of my dear Mother, of Queen Alexandra, and of the other members of my Family......The past four & a half years and a half of war have led me into paths far distant from those of the Arts. I wonder in what impression way this great world struggle will leave its impress upon the artistic 20th of the 20th century Art? What for instance will be the effect of the experiences of trench warfare, its monotonous, strenuous, undramatic life, but yet one calling forth all the dogged resistance and the heroic self-sacrifice of manhood? And again take the weapons & appliances of modern warfare, the aeroplane, the tank, the submarine, the gigantic battleship - the asphyxiating gasses will they appeal to the creative genius of the artist?....My Lords and Gentlemen, I do can not presume to offer any opinion upon Art....But perhaps I may be allowed before to remind this this eminent body of Royal Academicians to refer to of one new branch of art which has not only played an important part in our naval & military achievements, but has created a new name - borrowed it is true from our neighbours the French - but so strong, so apt in its meaning as to have been that it has also been adopted as a designation of an art, or shall I say a science an art more profitable than noble, that power of deception as old as the story of Esau and Jacob. Truly history repeats itself, and the triumph of the camouflage both on at sea and on land, the development of which we in this country owe so much to a distinguished Royal Academician....The President has been kind enough to associate my name with that great national movement which today so much occupies our minds so much today, and which it is hoped will take result in prompt and drastic measures to provide adequate, sanitary and cheerful homes for all classes of the population people....The wonder is, if I may be allowed to say so, that only now have we been brought to realise that this pressing need must be boldly faced and boldly handled. May Can not this representative Society of Art be able to bring its powerful influence to bear upon the scheme by giving to those & ensure to the new homes, designs, not only utilitarian in character, but attractive to the eye? And having this object in view, it is indeed a happy coincidence that such a distinguished Architect has, for the first time in the life of the Royal Academy now been now chosen as its President....Once more I thank you very sincerely for‘ Together with a second typescript copy of the same speech, also unsigned and with no corrections, six pages, 8vo, n.p. (London), n.d. (April 1919), being a revised copy of the speech with the Prince's alterations included. Some very light, minor age wear, generally VG, 2 Aston Webb (1849-1930) English Architect and President of the Royal Academy 1919-24.
Lot 539
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A fine, long A.L.S., David, (twice; at the conclusion and again at one interval in the letter), twelve pages, 4to, at sea, 5th - 11th August 1919, to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward ('My very own darling darling beloved little Fredie'), on the printed stationery of H. M. S. Renown. The Prince writes his letter, in pencil, over a period of six days at the start of his tour to Canada, beginning in a romantic vein, 'it's hell for me to-night (& is going to be till my return) loving you, wanting you & missing you! You just can't think what a huge whole in my life our parting & your absence makes sweetheart & I now have to face "the great blank" & feel so so terribly lost & lonely without you darling & the thought that I can't see you for over 3 months!! I'm so so miserable to-night & am on the verge of crying. It's a cruel separation as we both love each other & it all seems so unnatural somehow after the last 5 months when we hardly missed a day that we didn't meet at least once!! And this last 3 weeks has been heaven angel the most marvellous weeks of all don't you think?….we both mean every thing to each other, everything that really matters….I just can't tell you how much more than ever your crying & being so upset at our parting has made me love you love you sweetheart mine. How I loathe myself now darling for seeming so cold about it all as I know I did the last 24 hrs in London; I can't think what came over me as I was so crammed full of love….you were so divinely sweet to really mind my leaving England had a little to do with my pulling myself together so as not to be too "sloppy" as I didn't want to upset you any more!! My last sight of you sweetheart is more divinely marvellous than any that man could hope for parting from the woman he loves….its such a joy to think that the last bed I got into in England was yours, I couldn't get into mine at St. James's Palace yesterday at 6.00 & I'm so so glad that I didn't now!!', continuing to apparently refer to a keepsake from his mistress, 'Mrs. Thpider is worrying me to death from my watch chain trying to get back to Mr. Thpider in his house & she is vewy angwy with me for taking her away from him. Sweetheart I'm so so happy with all my precious sacred little souvenirs of YOU; first all my photos, then all my 3 rings, my disc which you've scratched & bitten & my cigarette case with your divine scratches & last but not least that lovely match box which I love so & then there's your sweet little sponge…' and further writing 'This is a marvellous ship & I have a very comfortable & luxurious cabin….the officers seem a nice lot tho' I haven't seen much of them as I've been keeping away from every body as much as possible….got some exercise after tea playing "medicine ball" on the quarter deck…I must keep fit for Canada, otherwise I shan't be any good.' (6th August), 'I've only just got away from the ward room sweetheart where I dined this evening; they are a nice cheery crowd & we've been bear fighting & playing vewy wough games ever since. 2 films of the ship's cinema (one even Charlie Chaplin) which were put on directly after dinner!!…I'm learning such a lot in this marvellous ship or rather rubbing up my scanty naval knowledge, it bores me stiff really darling…' (7th August), 'I'm more bored & restless & lonely than I've ever been in my life!! I'm just longing to get across & land on the other side & to start work; speeches etc. will keep me busy & I shall welcome them as they will help me in my loneliness & prevent my brooding a little tho. not much….oh! I am a thoroughly hopeless case for which there is only one cure & that is to be returned to England at once!!….Piers Legh is keeping (& is going to keep) the staff diary my copy of which I'm going to send you sweetheart to keep for me; he asks to be remembered to you darling….he's far more of a friend to me than Claud Hamilton is or ever could be!! Claud is so cold & hard & he just doesn't know that the word sympathy exists!!…'(8th August), '…we've only been steaming at 16 knts. since we left England on account of the "Dragon" & to-night we are only doing 10 knts. as we expect to see ice bergs in the early morning & shall be amongst them all to-morrow. I wonder if you've ever seen one sweetheart?….this afternoon we had some revolver practice & there was the cinema going after dinner as usual….you have my very latest programme haven't you sweetheart? I'm really hopelessly vague about it all & don't know the sequence of the cities, towns & places I am to visit let alone the dates!! But I don't care & am not worrying about anything much….except perhaps all the _ _ speeches I shall have to make everywhere & they won't be any worse than in England I don't suppose!! But its going to be hell having to make them far from my darling little mummie, a thing I've never had to do before; oh! why are fate & the way of the world so unkind sweetheart to prevent us living & travelling about together TOI et MOI!!….this is my very first ocean trip sweetheart I'm ashamed to say & so altho brought up in the Navy its all a new experience for me!!…' (9th August), '….its…been Sunday & I've been & am so terribly home sick beloved one thinking of last Sunday & I'm more lonely and miserable than ever; what a divine day that was & my memories of it are as sacred as all my memories of very own darling precious little Fredie Wedie….I simply loathe being separated from YOU like this sweetie its too bl_ _d_ for words & is so terribly depressing & I do feel so hopelessly lost….' (10th August), 'I enclose all the photos & the diary (no longer present) written up to yesterday tho the latter is too ridiculously pompous for words darling & will bore you to death; in fact I know you won't even read it tho I only send it to you to keep for me as it will be a useful record. It's more or less official & is sent to H.M. tho' I call it balls!!…to think that but for a hard fight on my part (knowing it was the right thing for me to do) I shld. never have set out on this trip at all. But I suppose we all have a job in the world tho mine is a bl_ _d _ one & no mistake & how I loathe it & all these camouflaged stunts & having to do the dud hero!! It does go against the grain…' and concluding 'Mrs. Thpider joins me in all I say & hopes that Mr. Thpider is not going out too much during her absence. She is nearly as jealous as I am darling….Bless you bless you for ever & ever sweetheart all all my great huge love which is far more desperate than ever. Your loving & devoted & adoring & upwardly heartbroken & miserable little David tho deep down he's the happiest man in the whole wide world knowing that his Fredie Wedie loves him!! But if only SHE would read HIS heart!!' (11th August). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince in ink and bearing a black wax seal to the verso. A letter of excellent content. VG Freda Dudley Ward (1894-1983) Marquesa de Casa Maury. English Socialite, the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales from 1918-23. Ward remained a close confidante of Edward's until 1934 when his relationship with Wallis Simpson began. Piers Legh (1890-1955) British Soldier and member of the Royal Household, equerry to the Prince of Wales from 1919-36. Lord Claud Hamilton (1889-1975) British Soldier and Courtier, equerry to the Prince of Wales from 1919-21.
Lot 398
TURNER J. M. W.: (1775-1851) English Painter. An extremely rare, early ink signature, William Turner, on a slim 8vo page removed from the Attendance Book of the Plaister Academy at the Royal Academy, London, n.d. (16th October 1790?). The fifteen year old Turner's bold signature appears at the foot of the page, and above his signature appear those of twelve other fellow students, with a further fifteen signatures to the verso. Included are the signatures of artists John Naish, Thomas Nugent, William Hobday, John Mowson, James Oliver, James Earl, Francis Wingrave, James John Russell, Robert Saunders, Thomas Kearsley, Robert Porter, Matthew Haughton, Thomas Hellyer, James Chapman and Thomas Hargreaves, a few appearing more than once. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and very slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the verso, otherwise VG Joseph Mallord William Turner, known within his family as William, entered the Royal Academy Schools as a promising student at the age of 14. The young Turner first worked in the Plaister Academy, drawing from casts of antique sculpture. In the biography Turner In His Time (1987) Andrew Wilton notes that Turner's 'name appears fairly frequently in the registers between 21st July 1790 (the earliest record extant) and 8th October 1793. Provenance: Some of the Attendance Books now in the Library of the Royal Academy were once the property of the renowned British collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919) and bear his Ex-Libris to the inside boards. Upon the dispersal of his large collections, the Registers, with a number of pages removed, were apparently re-acquired by the Royal Academy. The present, previously missing page, were re-discovered in Australia, tipped into an old Victorian album.
Lot 399
TURNER J. M. W.: (1775-1851) English Painter. Two extremely rare, early ink signatures, William Turner, on a slim folio page removed from the Attendance Book of the Plaister Academy at the Royal Academy, London, n.d. (27th - 29th October 1790?). The fifteen year old Turner's bold signatures appear to the recto and verso of the page, which also bear 59 signatures of 42 other students (some signing their names twice) including Thomas Barrow, Charles Brome, William Chamberlain, James Chapman, George Chinnery, Robert Clamp, William Dixon (who entered the R.A. on the same day as Turner), James Earle, William Evans, John Fairbone, James Green, Thomas Hargreaves, William Hobday, Thomas Kearsley, Arthur Morris, Thomas Morris, John Mowson, Thomas Nugent, Peter Ogier, James Oliver, Stephen Ponder, Robert Porter, William Pyne, Thomas Roberts, Joseph Robinson, James John Russell, Robert Saunders, Alexander Scott, Martin Shee, John Tallent, Henry Thomson, Francis Charles Wingrave and John Wright. Several of these students became recognised artists in their own right and some suffered short and tragic lives. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a neat horizontal split at the centre (repaired to the verso) and with very slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the verso, otherwise VG Joseph Mallord William Turner, known within his family as William, entered the Royal Academy Schools as a promising student at the age of 14. The young Turner first worked in the Plaister Academy, drawing from casts of antique sculpture. In the biography Turner In His Time (1987) Andrew Wilton notes that Turner's 'name appears fairly frequently in the registers between 21st July 1790 (the earliest record extant) and 8th October 1793. Provenance: Some of the Attendance Books now in the Library of the Royal Academy were once the property of the renowned British collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919) and bear his Ex-Libris to the inside boards. Upon the dispersal of his large collections, the Registers, with a number of pages removed, were apparently re-acquired by the Royal Academy. The present, previously missing page, were re-discovered in Australia, tipped into an old Victorian album.
Lot 267
A lot to include a 9ct yellow gold horseshoe pendant, hallmarked London 1968, on a yellow metal belcher link chain, a yellow metal Egyptian pharaoh head pendant, stamped with London import mark, on a 9ct yellow gold belcher link chain, hallmarked Birmingham 1985, a 9ct yellow gold teddy bear pendant, hallmarked Birmingham 1990, on a yellow metal curb link chain, stamped 9kt, a yellow metal quatrefoil pendant set centrally with round cut blue stone, unmarked, on a yellow metal curb link chain, indistinctly stamped, total weight approx. 11.5g, (4)
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