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Lot 111
Autograph – Art and Artists – Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema ledger containing an inventory of the paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema from 1851 to 1912 with supplemental list of the paintings of his wife from 1872 to 1909 written throughout in Alma-Tadema from 1851 to 1912 with supplemental list of the paintings of his wife from 1872 to 1909 written throughout in Alma-Tadema’s hand with notifications on many works providing information on where exhibited customers commissions etc etc. The ledger also contains a number of original poems written by Alma-Tadema each assigned to specific pictures presumably as an analogue to the painting. Loosely inserted is a Dutch newspaper with an article about him and the original blotting paper used in the book. A remarkable find. This ledger was found recently on a rubbish tip and has remained unknown for many years. Alma-Tadema was one of the most significant artists of the late 19th and early 20th c in Britain. He was certainly one of the most famous and highly paid artists of his time and his commissions as listed in this ledger bear witness to this. Portraits include those of Paderewski Hans Richter the Duchess of Cleveland and Joseph Joachim – while customers include the Prince and Princess of Wales as well as leading galleries and institutions throughout the world. Yet at the end of the Victorian era his popularity faded and his paintings denounced. Ruskin for example dubbed him ‘the worst painter of the 19th c’ – and another critic said that his paintings were ‘about worthy enough to adorn bourbon boxes’. During this period you could obtain an Alma-Tadema original for as little as 20 pounds. Inevitably however during the last thirty years his art has been re-evaluated and he is now regarded as one of the foremost painters of classical subjects in the 19th c. As a result one of his most celebrated works The Finding of Moses dating from 1904 (and listed here as having been completed on December 29th of that year) sold at Christie’s New York in 1995 for 1.75million pounds. This ledger is also of considerable significance in that it lists all the paintings by Alma-Tadema’s beloved wife – herself a most accomplished artist. It is rare to say the least that such an important primary source of information on the works of a leading 19th c artist comes on the market and in this case it is a most fortunate act of rescue from a council rubbish tip.
Lot 248
Lloyd (L.) Scandinavian adventures 2 vol. coloured map 12 tinted plates long inscription from the author to Admiral Sir Charles Napier “...in hopes that after he has muzzled the Russian bear...” 1854; The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway second edition folding map in pocket 48 chromolithograph and 4 woodcut plates 1867 original green cloth gilt shaken and a bit worn 8vo(3)
Lot 629
Morris Family Archive.- Morris (Jane) Postcard signed from Jane Morris 1 Autograph Letter signed (in pencil) from Jenny Morris 14 Autograph Letters (1 incomplete) and 2 Postcards signed from May Morris all to Ada [Morris] and 7 photographs & an engraving of members of the Morris family 44pp. & postcards 4to & 8vo various places including: Speldhurst [Kent] 8 Hammersmith Terrace [London] Kelmscott Manor [Gloucestershire] SS Minnetonka & no place Sunday 10th October 1909 - 31st December 1931 & n.d. Jane Morris legal and domestic matters “Many thanks. for getting the law business through so well. I am relieved and glad to have it over. . May`s friend Miss Sloane told me of the cook. I liked her clean looks got her character same day a good one of a year - but is said to be touchy-tempered - age 45 - £24”; Jenny Morris on her sedentary life “Just before dinner George took me such a lovely walk over those recreation grounds of Faversham” and during the ?Great War “Nurse & I had such a splendid view yesterday evening of the search lights from Sheppey. the whole sky seemed lit up”; May Morris on a variety of subjects including much about her sister Jenny “Jenny is going on very nicely and enjoying life as far as she is allowed the dear sweet one. Her foot is a wonder of recovery. I always hate leaving her and have a secret howl. But I know quite well that the visit is a strain on her nerves and must not be prolonged” and other matters including her father`s legacy “I am lecturing on my Father`s Art on Friday. Wish me luck” the erection of cottages at Kelmscott Manor in memory of her mother “Dear do you remember making 2 or 3 very practical criticisms of the plans of the cottages? I can`t recall what they were. I enclose the small plan (please return) in case the sight of it will remind you of something you thought missing or better altered” on financial matters and leaving her London home permanently “Well my news is that my income has dropped. and I have to give up No. 8. So Ive had a beastly time fussing and considering what to do. The long & short of it is after consulting my lawyer. I was advised to sell the remainder of the lease. Miss Sloane has taken it over. What the move will cost goodness knows. I am up here to begin packing my own clothes & papers. . On the top of all this Ada the big barn (the Carpenters barn) at Kelmscott is dangerous and will have to be practically rebuilt. So I have to sell out some capital as I can`t do it out of income. I`m trying to sell some of the fine furniture that I can`t possibly place at Kelmscott but haven`t found purchasers yet. I can`t bear to send these pieces to the auction rooms but want to sell to friends who will appreciate their having come from Kelmscott House and even Queen Square” and a little later “I stood on the doorstep of the empty house yesterday and watched the vans slowly chuff away - and that`s my London life gone. . My dear what luck I have had - perfect weather for packing and moving and for delivery down here; now the men are gone (they slept here) just the deluge!” and her editorship of The Collected Works of William Morris (24 vol. 1910-15) “My present bunch of books XIII to XVI will be out in August. I`m working on the next already - the printers want them. I shall go down to Mother when she wants me. She gives me no news” Photographs including: 2 identical portraits of William Morris group portrait of Jane Jenny May & ?Ada Morris in the garden of Kelmscott Manor May Morris at her weaving loom in Kelmscott signed and inscribed by May Morris “With much love Kelmscott: June 1922 May Morris” & “Ernest Hall Oxford” ?photographer and Kelmscott Manor folds some slight creasing(sm.qty)
Lot 738
Coasting Pilot (The) 15 engraved charts on 17 sheets all but one double-page and/or folding and one of St.Malo on penultimate text leaf woodcut illustrations of coastal views Scotland and North Britain with outer right edge defective and renewed with some loss (approx. 1 inch) Chart of Newcastle Trade in 2 parts the second trimmed at left edge within platemark but presumably as issued to adjoin the first part upper right corner of The River of Thames defective and renewed Part of Sussex single-page and trimmed at left edge within platemark previously attached to preceding chart of Isle of Wight some other repairs but mostly marginal washed and pressed throughout modern half morocco over marbled boards folio for J.Mount and T.Page 1769. ***We have been able to trace only one other copy of this atlas the one held by the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich which collates as this copy (pp.2 40 16 plates) but has one chart missing from our copy (British Channel) whilst ours has one missing from theirs. Our copy has been restored by a professional conservator and included in the lot are the original calf covers the endpapers stubs and some of the stitching. The original front pastedown bears pencil inscriptions reading “James Palmer`s Book 7 Jan`ry 1770” and beneath another exactly the same but the date “1 Jan`ry”. One of the original rear endpapers bears a larger (later) scrawled inscription of ?J.O.Simmons Mansfield and “P.E. Island” beneath. A front endpaper bears a contemporary index of the charts the first four in ink in a contemporary hand the rest in pencil in a later hand. There are also several calculations in pencil which we assume to indicate when the book changed ownership (or similar event) as they all bear the number 1769 (date of publication) and another figure (1815 1821 and 1900) and a calculation of the difference. The charts present in our copy are: 1) The River of [sic] Thames 2) North Sea 3) Newcastle Trade...from the South Foreland to Newcastle 4) As above (other part) 5) Sea Coast of Scotland 6) East Coast of Scotland and North Britain 7) England Flanders and Holland 8) Flanders 9) Zealand 10) Holland from the Maes to the Texel 11) England Scotland and Ireland 12) Isle of Wight 13) As above (other part single sheet Part of Sussex) 14) Plymouth Sound 15) Irish Sea 16) Ireland and part of England 17) England to the Streights [of Gibraltar] 18) The Haven of St. Malo (in text).
Lot 62
ENID BLYTON, 9 ttls: MARY MOUSE AND HER FAMILY, circa 1946; WE DO LOVE MARY MOUSE; HALLO, LITTLE MARY MOUSE [nd]; A PRIZE FOR MARY MOUSE [nd]; MARY MOUSE AND HER BICYCLE MARY MOUSE AND NOAH’S ARK, [nd], strip books, 6 vols, orig pict wraps + HALLO TWINS TEDDY BEAR’S PARTY COME TO THE CIRCUS, [nd], “Little” Books Nos 4, 5, 6, orig pict wraps + JOY K SEDDON: HONK RUNS AWAY, [nd], strip book, orig pict wraps + ELSIE MILLS, 2 ttls: THE TUFTY CLUB, circa 1968; THE SECOND TUFTY CLUB BOOK, circa 1969, orig pict wraps + JANE PILGRIM, 2 ttls: LITTLE MARTHA + RUSTY THE SHEEP-DOG, [nd], orig pict card wraps (14)
Lot 379
A Schuco miniature Bearli wearing the original Schuco seal, boxed; Schuco mini tricky, Limited Edition teddy bear with certificate of authenticity, in original packaging; Merrythought Micro attic, Limited Edition no 371 of 500, in original packaging; Gund The Littlest Bears, 1994, boxed and a Mini Gundy collectible bear, boxed. (5)
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