Presentation Copies - Sendak, Maurice Higglety pigglety pop! New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First edition, 8vo, presentation copy inscribed by the author with sketch of a little boy ("Oct. `67 | For May Lowen - | in memory of a most | lovely hospital afternoon! | Maurice Sendak | [sketch of a little boy]") on front free endpaper, original cloth, dustwrapper ("$4.95" and "1067" on upper flap with five Sendak titles listed on lower flap), some minor fraying to extremities of dustwrapper; Minarik, E.H. A kiss for Little Bear. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. First edition (no ISBN or zip code on publisher`s imprint page), 8vo, presentation copy inscribed by the artist with a sketch of Little Bear ("Oct. `68 | For May - | [sketch of Little Bear with speech bubble "Happy Birthday | for the 22nd!!"] | and all my love! | Maurice Sendak") on front free endpaper, original illustrated boards, dustwrapper ("$2.50 | Ages 4-8" on upper flap with four little bear books listed on lower flap), slightly bumped at head of spine; Sendak, M. In the night kitchen. New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First edition, 4to, presentation copy inscribed by the author with sketch of Mickey ("For May on her Birthday, | the 22nd of October, 70 | [sketch of Mickey] | With love, | Maurice Sendak") on front free endpaper, original cloth, dustwrapper ("$4.95" and "1070" on upper flap with seven Sendak titles listed on lower flap), head of spine slightly bumped, minor browning to dustwrapper (3)
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An Irish George III mahogany kneehole secretaire bookcase, circa 1760, the swan neck pediment with carved flowerhead, above a pair of cupboards opening to shelves, above two short drawers, the base with a secretaire drawer opening to a green leather inset sliding writing surface, above a well and fitted trays and drawers, above an apron drawer and a three short kneehole drawers, flanked on either side by three short drawers on bracket feet, 235cm high, 103cm wide, 58cm deep (formally with an eagle finial, one roundel lacking). Provenance: By descent to the current owner. Previously purchased from Bennett & Stow, Alresford, 9th May 1979 for £5,500 (original receipt available) For a closely related cabinet see Christie’s, King Street, London, 22nd January 2009, Lord St. Helens and Sir William FitzHerbert The Collections of a Diplomat and a Courtier:- ‘This bureau-dressing-table and mirrored cabinet reflects the George II Romano/British fashion promoted by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Corke (d. 1753), who served as George II’s Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Roman virtue is evoked by a Roman eagle crowning its triumphal-arched and scalloped temple pediment, whose waved volutes bear roses, sacred to Venus as goddess of Love, and these are sculpted in chivalric gothic fashion. Its antique architecture featured in James Gibbs’, Book of Architecture, 1728, and Isaac Ware’s, Designs of Inigo Jones and Others, 1731 (pl. 63).’ See also Irish Furniture, The Knight of Glin and James Peill,Yale University Press, 2007, p. 121, pl.163, for a very similar secretaire cabinet with eagle finial, carved roundels and of identical arrangement (however with mirrored doors), attributed to Christopher Hearn, supplied in 1764 to Lady Cobbe for Newbridge House. condition report:** Marks, scratches and abrasions consisyent with age and use One flowerhead lacking Formally with an central final or eagle Handles possibly replaced Minor repairs and restorations to veneer
A set of six George IV mahogany and upholstered dining chairs, circa 1825, in the manner of Gillow, the toprails with foliate carved cresting and scrolled foliage at each side, the backsplats with further confronting scrolls, the seats on lobed and knopped front legs and splayed back legs condition report:** Marks, scratches and abrasions consistent with age and use. Old closed splits. Cleaned Section of loss approx. 4 x 1 cm from cresting of one top rail. Top rail of each chair previously re-attached and sealed with later dowel joints, most done neatly, some bear adjacent repaired breaks. Upright of one back previously broken through, glued and repaired.
A GERMAN PARCEL-GILT-SILVER PEDESTAL BEAKER, FIGURATIVE MAKER`S MARK, POSSIBLY A BEAR, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1640 the bulbous bowl chased with leafy fruits and ribbon-tied swags, the hollow pedestal and bulbous base with scrolled foliage, 11.5cm high; together with an associated German parcel-gilt-silver cover, mid 17th century, foliate chased, with ball finial 130gr (2oz) (2)
A GEORGE II SILVER MILK JUG, THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1746 the baluster body engraved with armorials and exuberantly chased with scenes from Aesop`s fables of the Bear and the Bees and the Dog in a Manger, with serpent entwined scroll handle, on a cast rocaille spreading foot, scratch weight `6=12` 13cm high, 193gr. (6oz)
A SET OF NINE ELECTROPLATE FIGURAL KNIFE RESTS, PROBABLY FRENCH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY each formed as an elongated ram, goat, pig, cow, rabbit, fox, bear or two cats 9.5cm long (9) For a similar set of twelve knife rests, catalogued as in the manner of Christofle, see Christie`s South Kensington, 2nd March 2010, lot 130, sold for £250.
A German pale gold mohair teddy bear, circa 1910, possibly by Bing, affectionately known as `Sandy`, with boot button eyes, a black vertically stitched nose and mouth, cup ears, and long limbs with black stitched claws and (replacement) pads, on a jointed body, including neck, with wood wool stuffing and (inoperative) growler, 48cm high.
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