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Click here to subscribeAn Edwardian mahogany kneehole desk in the Chippendale Revival manner, the top with tooled leather insert within a moulded edge over a blind fretwork carved front with central slim drawer flanked by two short drawers on quadruple cluster column supports to square tapered legs united by under tiers raised on brass caps and china castors 122 cm wide x 66 cm deep x 79 cm high
Andy Murray An AMC tennis kit signed by Andy Murray, comprising shirt, shorts and two wristbands - one of ten intended for Murray to wear at the 2020 Miami Open tournament, which was ultimately postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These ten kits were personally distributed by Murray through social media amongst fans. Included with the kit is printed material recording the communication between Murray's representative and the original recipient. Sale proceeds to benefit the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Condition Report:Available upon request
Les Fleur Parlantes. Par Louise Leneveux. Ornées de Douze Vignettes par Lassalle. Deuxiéme edition. Published by Louis Janet, Paris. 5"x 7". Publisher's brown boards, decorated and titled in gilt and blind and all edges gilt. A notable feature of this book is the eleven full-page coloured illustrations, with tissue guards. An excellent copy of this book. Now RARE. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Middle Watch Musings. By Guns Q.F.C. and Phyl Theeluker. With illustrations. Dedicated to 'Our Naval Friends'. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, London, circa WW1. Publisher's blue boards, decorated in blind and black, titled in black. Containing many advertisements of the time. Reasonably good copy. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
A History of Pottery and Porcelain, Medieval and Modern. By Joseph Marryat. 3 rd edition revised and augmented. Published by John Murray, London 1868. 549 pages including index. Illustrated with many engravings and coloured plates. Excellent copy in publisher's green boards. Decorated in blind and gilt and titled in gilt. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Letts Diary or Bills Due Book and Almanac for 1872. Being Leap Year and the 35th year of the reign of H.M. Queen Victoria (accession June 20th, 1837). Published by Letts, Sons and Co, London. A very good copy. Publisher's blue boards, decorated in blind, titled in gilt. Unusually, this volume is unused. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Our Sailors: Anecdotes of the engagements and gallant deeds of The British Navy during the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. 2nd edition. 282 pages. By William H.G. Kingston. Published by Griffith and Farran, London, 1865. Publisher's blue boards, decorated in blind and gilt, titled in gilt. Very good copy. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Letts Office Diary and Almanac for 1898 No. 9. Being the 61st year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Published for Letts Diaries Company, London. A fully completed diary by a person very interest in books, detailing books read, financial affairs new of the day, etc, etc. An amazingly detailed account of life in 1898. Excellent condition in publisher's boards, decorated in blind, titled in gilt. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
The Canadian Front in France and Flanders Painted by Inglis Sheldon-Williams. Described by Ralf Frederick Lardy Sheldon-Williams M.M. Published by A and C Black Ltd, London, 1920. Publisher's blue boards, decorated in blind, titled in gilt. 208 pages including index. 1st edition. This volume has 30 full-page coloured illustrations. Front and rear covers suffered some damp stain. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Our Italian Front. Painted by Martin Hardie, described by Warner Allen. Published by A and C Black Ltd, London. 1st edition 1920. Blue publisher's boards, decorated in blind, titled in black. Contains 50 full page coloured illustrations. Front and rear covers damp stained. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
J.G. Harrod and Company's Postal and Commercial Directory of Norfolk and Norwich - including Lowestoft in Suffolk. Contains a brief descriptive account of towns, parishes and villages, followed by a directory. Published by Thomas Danks, London 1863. 696 pages and 80 plus of advertisements. Copy lacks front board and bottom half of spine. Publisher's red boards. Decorated in blind, titled in gilt. A nice, tight, clean interior. Now considered VERY RARE. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Kelly's Directory of Hampshire and The Isle of Wight 1915. With two large, folded maps. Published by Kelly's Directories Ltd, London. 1,156 pages, plus 48 pages of advertisements. Publisher's red boards, titled in gilt, decorated in gilt and blind. Lists all streets, residences and businesses. An excellent copy. Maps of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Now RARE. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Thorough Guide Series - The Peak District of Derbyshire and Neighbouring Counties. By M.J.B. Baddeley B.A. Author of "The Thorough Guides to the English Lakes" etc. Ten maps, general and sectional by Bartholomew. 6 th edition. Published by Dulau and Co, London, 1894. 158 pages including index, plus 98 pages of advertisements at rear of hotels in the district. Publisher's red boards, titled in gilt, decorated in blind. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
19th century Welsh pale oak two stage linen press cupboard, the moulded cornice above two blind panelled doors, the interior revealing two shelves above a projecting base with an arrangement of two short and two long drawers on baluster turned legs. 135x51x205cm approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) H203xW131xD48cm approx. Missing one drawer handle, side moulding loose, slightly mouldy, left door won't open but may be set incorrectly, one door panel has gap between boards. Wear commensurate with age and use.
19th century oak two stage linen press, the moulded cornice above two blind panelled drawers, the interior revealing two fixed shelves, projecting base with an arrangement of two short and two long drawers on bracket feet. (B.P. 21% + VAT) H202xW110xD49cm approx. Marks and wear commensurate with age, small split to side, damage to one foot.
A George III oak cased longcase clock, by Farrington of Ludlow, the brass break arch dial with gilt spandrels of sea creatures and cherub's heads, silvered chapter ring bearing Arabic and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, two train eight day movement with bell strike, the pediment of domed form, with carved blind fret work, raised on a pair of brass capped columns, the trunk of plain form, raised on bracket feet, with pendulum and weights, 229cm high.
Merkel, Georg(1881 -1976)Junges MädchenÖl auf PlatteSigniert links unten65 x 53,5 cmgerahmtMerkels Modelle, darunter auch die junge Frau auf diesem Porträt, haben alle einen eigenartig intensiven Blick, der sich in der schweren Pinselführung ihrer Augen ausdrückt. Merkels eigene Erfahrung mit einem traumatischen Ereignis – er war nach einer Verletzung, die er im Ersten Weltkrieg erlitt, mehrere Monate lang blind – könnte der Schlüssel zur Interpretation dieses Details sein. Provenienz: Wiener Privatsammlung / versteigert im Kunsthandel Wienerroither & Kohlbacher
Antanas Sutkus, Blind Pioneer, KaunasSpäterer Gelatinesilberabzug. 45,6 x 45,6 cm (49 x 49 cm). Rückseitig mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und betitelt. - Unter Passepartout und Glas gerahmt.LiteraturSaulius Žukas (Hg.), Antanas Sutkus. Fotografijos/Photographs 1959-1999, Vilnius 2000, S. 44 mit Abb.
â–´ Charles Johnson Payne, called 'Snaffles' (1884-1967)'The Grand National, The Canal Turn'print in colours with printed remarque signed in pencil l.r., with Snaffle bit blind stampimage 54 x 83.5cm visible;together with'A Sight to Take Home and Dream About'print in colours with printed remarque, signed in pencil l.l., published by Messrs Fores Ltd., Londonimage 48 x 63cm visible (2) Condition Report'The Grand National, The Canal Turn': overall 57.5 x 86.5cm. Rippling and time staining. There are some small bugs trapped beneath the glazing. 'A Sight to Take Home and Dream About': overall 51 x 65.5cm. The print is discoloured and has an overall blue-green hue. There is a small brown stain to the upper left corner, and there are some small bugs trapped beneath the glazing.
Herbert Thomas Dicksee RE (1862-1942)'On Velvet', a puppy sleeping original etching on vellum,1922, signed in pencil l.l., with blind stamp, edition limited to 325, published by Frost & Reedimage 23 x 38cmCondition Reportoverall: 52 x 69.5cmSome light time staining and rippling. Unexamined out of glazed frame.
Sayed Haider Raza (Indian, 1922-2016)Three Bridges signed 'S H Raza' lower right, circa 1950s; further inscribed in pencil 'S.H. RAZA. / 'THREE BRIDGES' / 150 / Rs 1201 / 166/0267 / 1031/ Mrs. E.P. SAMPLES / 1031' (on the reverse)gouache and oil on paper, framed43 x 57.8cm (16 15/16 x 22 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceProperty from a private collection, Canada. Acquired from the artist by a Commonwealth Relations Officer, Reginald McCartney Samples and his wife, Elsie Samples in Bombay, India in the early 1950s; Thence by descent.This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné SH RAZA, Early Works (1940 – 1957) by Anne Macklin on behalf of The Raza Foundation, New Delhi.Reginald McCartney ('MAC') Samples (1918-2009) was the only son of Jessie McCartney and William Samples of Liverpool, England and Rhyl, North Wales. Born in Liverpool, MAC served in the Fleet Air Arm during WWII (1940-1946) and was awarded the D.S.O (Distinguished Service Order) in 1942 for conspicuous gallantry, by King George VI at Buckingham Palace. At the end of the war, MAC returned to university and undertook a short refresher course in economics. In 1947, he joined the Central Office of Information as Economics Editor of Overseas Newspapers, and in 1948 transferred to the Commonwealth Relations office. Soon after, he was posted as Economic Information Officer to the British Deputy High Commission in Bombay, India, where he stayed for a few years, before moving to New Delhi, India and then Karachi, Pakistan in 1956. In 1959 he was transferred to Ottawa, Canada, as Director, British Information Service and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1963. He moved again, back to New Delhi, India as Head of the British Information Service, before being transferred to London as Assistant Under-Secretary of State Commonwealth Office. Finally, he returned to Canada where he settled in Toronto with his family. After retiring from the British Diplomatic Service in 1978, MAC joined the Royal Ontario Museum as Development officer and then as Assistant Director. He was active in the cultural life of Toronto, serving on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Scottish Philharmonic Foundation, the Canadian Aldeburgh Foundation, and the National Ballet of Canada. He was also a volunteer reader at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, where he was the recipient for the best recorded book of the year in 1991. A wonderful raconteur, he loved a party and could enthral listeners with stories drawn from his wide experience of the world. (Reginald Samples Obituary, , 7th–8th August 2009, https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/reginald-samples-obituary?id=41565773.)The present lot is inscribed 'Mrs E.P Samples' on a small card on the reverse and was acquired by Mac and his wife Elsie during their stay in Bombay from Raza, possibly from the artists 1950 solo show. When Raza obtained a scholarship from the French government to study art in 1950, both Mac and Elsie bid farewell to Raza when the artist left for Marseilles, France. They were avid collectors and acquired works by Raza, Husain, and Jamini Roy, all of which have previously featured in Bonhams' auctions. Their other Raza, a Street Scene, was also a gouache and oil on paper and sold as lot 320 in Bonhams' 13th October 2005, auction and was featured in Vision in Art (6), a review of his solo show in 1950.Unlike the Street Scene, the Raza offered in this sale is titled 'Three Bridges' and depicts a beautiful townscape, likely Srinagar in Kashmir, connected by three bridges. Whilst the exact location is unidentified, Raza was known to have painted over a hundred watercolours in Kashmir, during his three-month sojourn to the region. (R.V.L, , The Times of India, 23rd October 1948, p.48). What makes this watercolour fascinating is that Raza has focussed on bridges to construct the painting rather than the common subject of mountains or lakes. This composition appears in other works, like those included in the 2022 exhibition catalogue for the exhibition held at the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation.The success of Raza's work is manifold. While it is aesthetically appealing, it is also subdued, an effect achieved through the limited use of colour. Blues, whites, yellows, and greens take centre stage in this work, whilst the smattering of pinks, concentrated in the foreground enable us to differentiate between the three distinct sections of the work. Additionally, the composition, divided in three sections, draws the viewers gaze to meander along with the undulation of the river. These sections represent a harmonious use of geometry, typical of his early works. All three sections appear to have been created using various triangular structures, with the bridge farthest away from the viewer as the vanishing point. Raza's success with his work is manifold. It is aesthetically appealing and draws the viewers gaze to meander along with the undulation of the river. But, it is also subdued, an effect achieved through the limited use of colour. Blues, whites, yellows and greens take centre stage in this work, whilst the smattering of pinks, concentrated in the foreground enable us to differentiate between the three distinct sections of the work. These three sections are in harmony, and we can see the early examples of his use of geometry. All three sections appear to have been created using various triangular structures, and the bridge farthest away from the viewer appears to be a vanishing point. His delicate brushwork and the use of shadow and light creates depth and dimensionality whilst the frenetic strokes used to create the foliage create the dynamism and energy warranted by this scene. With this work, Raza has captured the essence of this place. The composition metamorphoses into a harmonious and seamless entity, which dissolve into one another, much like flowing water and is therefore both lively and nuanced. Bonhams extends their gratitude to Ann and Connor Macklin from the Raza Foundation for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Jagdish Swaminathan (Indian, 1928-1994)Untitled signed and dated in Devanagiri and English 'J Swaminathan 92' versooil on canvas, framed81.1 x 116.1cm (31 15/16 x 45 11/16in).Footnotes:Property from the Estate of Chresten PetersenProvenanceAcquired by Mr Pedersen, a Danish diplomat in India in the 1990s.Madhya Pradesh also brought about a basic shift in my painting again. The live and vibrant contact with tribal cultures triggered off my natural bent for the primeval, and I started on a new phase recalling my work of the early sixties. If my work of the early sixties anticipated the journey of the eighties, my present phase recapitulates my beginnings.- Jagdish Swaminathan, 1993Swaminathan oscillates between lucidity that captures the most abstract ideas into jewel-like analogies and dark obscurity, where the ideas that swarm fail to emerge to the surface in words or in images. (G. Kapur, Reaching Out to the Past, Lalit Kala Contemporary 40, March 1995, p. 17)'Swaminathan's aesthetic, which held that folk art, tribal art, and urban art are all equally valid versions of the contemporary, might appropriately be termed a 'post-colonial aesthetic'' (V. Dehejia, Text Decoded, Beyond the Legacy, Washington, 1998, p. 202).In the late 1980s, Jagdish Swaminathan's paintings underwent a dramatic stylistic and technical shift. In these later works, texture plays an important role in the creation of the overall image, and it is arrived at through the skilful combination of staining and the interplay of horizontal and vertical bands. Moreover, 'the surface of the canvas ceases to be a two-dimensional support system upon which is represented a world, whether abstract or figurative. The surface becomes an arena within which to act and from which the creative ace and material world arise.' (K.B. Goel, The Other, J. Swaminathan, Vadehra Art Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue, New Delhi, 1993.)From the beginning of his artistic career, Jagdish Swaminathan has concerned himself with the exploration of the tribal in modern art. His works draw 'upon the collective assemblage of myths and symbols in folk, and other subterranean passages of culture that attempted to reach the unknown in a kind of blind intuitiveness.' (G. Kapur, Reaching Out to the Past, Lalit Kala Contemporary 40, New Delhi, March 1995, p. 17.)Swaminathan was more than an artist. Along with being a founding member of the artist collective Group 1890, he was also known for his membership of the Communist Party of India, for his journal Contra, albeit short lived, for starting a movement to reform the Lalit Kala Akademi in the 1970s and for establishing an interdisciplinary arts centre in Bhopal in the 1980s, called Bharat Bhavan. He lived outside the cultural influence of the Progressive Artists' Group, rejected academism and the teachings of the Bengal School, which allowed for a flourishing of ideas that was rooted in the mystical, spiritual, and primal. His art was an amalgamation of these ideas, and this distinct outlook kept him at the forefront of the development of a unique idiom of modern Indian art. His counter-cultural approach is evident in his works that can be grouped under distinct phases. The present work, dating from 1993 is from the last phase of his oeuvre, yet not only pays homage to the works that preceded it but also succeeds in creating a distinct visual language. We can see the influences of symbolism and surrealism despite the innate simplicity and natural order that govern the canvas. The dominant colours are the earthy browns and blacks, punctuated with smatterings of whites. Squares, circles, rectangles, diamonds, and triangles are the geometric motifs that compete and complement each other and are reminiscent of his iconic Bird, Mountain, and Tree series from the 1960s. What makes them unique in this painting however is their greater symbolic significance. The triangle for example, is the mountain, Kailash and symbolises the abode of Shiva, the Hindu God. These additional layers are almost totemic, and 'capable of exercising its magical eternal influence on those who come within its field of vision.' (J. Swaminathan, 'The Cube and the Rectangle', op. c Lalit Kala Contemporary 40, March 1995, p. 23)This is a vocabulary unique to Swaminathan, and the symbols that he deployed can be read as 'non descriptive, partially associated images' that may not be recognisable, but when seen as a whole, they take on a new and collective meaning. 'Whatever specific context they may belong to, he uses images and icons of the past, that in a similar attempt at identification become evocative and remain so even at this point in time. Through the transformed context and relationships in his painting, they become one with traditional and contemporary, because they are born of a motivation that bridges the two in a continuum.' (G. Kapur, ibid, p. 17.)To see a similar work sold at auction see Christies, South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art including works from the collection of Mahinder and Sharad Tak, New York, 23rd March 2022, lot 623.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Couper Robert 'Poetry Chiefly in the Scottish Language' , Printed by J. Young for Verner and Hood, 31, Poultry, London 1804, 2 vols, Dedication to vol I, rebacked over contemporary boards, corners of which very bruised, with five volumes ( of 28) of Scott Sir Walter ' The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott 'Tales of a Grandfather - Scotland' ' engraved frontis to each volume by J Turner , engraved vignette on title pages, blind stamped cloth, with gilt titles to back strip, Porter J.L." " Through Samaria" to Galilee and the Jordan" Thomas Nelson and Sons 1889, frontis with tissue guard, vignette on title page, ills throughout and plates, brown endpapers, brown pictorial cloth with titles, faded and extremities bumped and worn, small folio (8)
Leather Bindings - Figuier Louis "The Human Race" Chapman and Hall 1872, chromo-lithographic frontis and plates, half calf over marbled boards, rubbed and bruised, all marble edges, Clarke Hewson "An Impartial History of the Naval and Military and Political Events in Europe from Commencement of the French Revolution to the Entrance of the Allies into Paris...." Brightly and Childs, Bungay, Suffolk, three vols , frontis to vol I and engraved title pages to all three vols. vols I and II [1815?] vol III [1817], name on ffep dated 1820, full speckled calf, backstrips rubbed, gilt rules and blind decoration to the front boards, Buckland the Rev William "Geology and Mineralogy" William Pickering 1837, full leather, needing restoration, Bible - Samuel Bagster and Sons, book plate for 'Mr Justice Ridley' full leather, gilt dentelles, Lloyds Natural History Lydekker Richard 'A Hand-book to the Carnivora - Cats, Civets and Mongooses...', quarter brown leather over brown boards, speckled edges, col plates, other similar bindings (1 box)
HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC. A Limited Edition folio volume, 'Elles', published by the Toulouse-Lautrec Circle, London, 1969, with an introduction by Michel Melot. The folio includes the eleven facsimile coloured lithographs after Toulouse-Lautrec, each print bearing the number 337/1250 & each bearing the publisher's blind stamp. Note: This folio edition limited to 1250 copies of which this is No.337, was only available to members of the Toulouse-Lautrec Circle by subscription. The series of eleven lithographs known as Elles, were originally published in 1986. The folio has original slip cover. Also, a small paperback catalogue, 'Musee Toulouse-Lautrec'. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT due to fragility, size or weight. Our recommended carrier is MBE Plymouth on +44 (0) 1752 257224 or info@mbeplymouth.co.uk
BERYL COOK. 'The Art Class', coloured print. Signed in pencil. Published in 1979 by Alexander Gallery Publications Ltd, Bristol, England & with Fine Guild blind stamp. 46 x 45cm. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect. WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT or other large, glazed or fragile pictures. Our recommended carrier is MBE Plymouth on +44 (0) 1752 257224 or info@mbeplymouth.co.uk
Quantity of assorted vintage and modern toys, tea sets and others including Hasbro G1 My Little Pony x 3, AAA miniature plastic mythological creatures, vintage card games, ceramic tea sets, Bakelite tiddly winks, Ravensburger Apple Harvest board game (complete, with some small damage to pieces), vintage jacks, marbles, pull back die-cast and plastic planes, metal cap gun, Creative Toys Company T.E.A.M. Rudolph blind bags x 8, assortment of small plastic animals and figures (Britains, Schleich, Bullyland), and others all generally Fair to Good, unchecked for completeness. (qty)
Epoch Sylvanian Families Fan Club Figures x twelve, all generally Excellent to Near Mint, within Good Plus to Excellent packaging, some with outer trade carton. Epoch Sylvanian Families Baby Blind Bag packets x thirty includes Baby Costume Series, Baby Shopping Series and Baby Party Series, all packets have been opened, Good, unchecked for completeness. (42)
Hayley William "The Poetical Works of John Milton with a Life of the Author...." printed by W. Bulmer & Co. for John and John Boydell and George Nicol 1794, engraved frontis after G. Romney, creased, numerous engraved plates, 3 vols, full leather, blind tooled with gilt rules and decorations, gilt titles, vol 1 the end papers are torn and creased, back board detached, vol II front board detached, loss of back strip as on vol III, elephant folioKennedy, Matthew "A Chronological, Genealogical and Historical Dissertation of the Royal Family of the Stuarts ...", printed in Paris by Lewis Coignard, printer and bookseller in St. James Street at The Eagle d'Or 1705, contemporary binding, half leather, marbled boards, all edges stained redStewart, Duncan"A Short Historical and Genealogical Account of the Royal Family of Scotland from Kenneth II who conquered the Picts and of the Surname Stuart from the Founder of that Name ...", Edinburgh, printed by W. Sands, A. Brymer, etc., 1734, tp has serious offsetting from a folded genealogical map which has been repaired but is interesting, pages creased, ink stains to the edges, bkpl from Hunstanton Hall, ep offset and chipped, rebacked, contemporary leather laid down on boards with raised bands and pastedown title
Cecil Aldin (British 1870-1935), two prints, both of fox hunts, one signed in pencil to the bottom left and with a blind stamp, the other unsigned and titled 'Huntsman', both framed and glazed, frame sizes 47cm x 71.5cm & 46cm x 90cm together with three further prints, the largest 48cm x 70cm, the smaller two titled 'Revoked', 32cm x 42cm and 'Mated', 33cm x 45cm (5)
Late 19th / early 20th Century gilt ghesso and mahogany serpentine fronted display cabinet, the side doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the later mahogany stand with blind fretwork frieze raised on square moulded supports, 115cms wide x 60cms deep x 181cms highOverall in good condition, no major damage or restoration, just minor tidying needed, by way of polish etc.
SCHWONTKOWSKI, NORBERTBremen 1949 - 2013Titel: Bildhauerakademie morgens (Das Auge Gottes). Datierung: 2011. Technik: Öl auf Leinwand. Maße: 200 x 240cm. Bezeichnung: Signiert und datiert verso oben links: Schwontkowski 2011. Zudem auf Keilrahmen mit Werknummer NS/M 1169 versehen. Rahmen/Sockel: Rahmen. Provenienz:- Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin (Aufkleber)- Privatsammlung Nordrhein-WestfalenLiteratur:- Ausst.-Kat. Schwontkowski - Blind Faith, Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg 2013, Kat.-Nr. 34/35, Abb.- Außerordentlich großformatiges Gemälde mit vielschichtigem Farbauftrag- Auf dem Höhepunkt des Schaffens von Norbert Schwontkowski entstanden- Typisches humorvolles und hintersinniges Werk des Bremer Künstlers"Die Stille im Atelier und die Leere im Kopf sind eine große Erfahrung" (Norbert Schwontkowski, 2012) Norbert Schwontkowski wird in Bremen-Blumenthal geboren und studiert von 1968 bis 1973 Freie Malerei an der Hochschule für Gestaltung in Bremen sowie an der Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg. Nach dem Studium zieht es ihn in die Welt hinaus. Er bereist Nord- und Südamerika, Asien, Afrika und nimmt an Ausstellungen teil. Seiner Heimatstadt Bremen blieb er jedoch treu und kommt stets zurück. Bereits in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren findet der Künstler erste Beachtung, doch einem breiteren Publikum wird er erst in seinen letzten Lebensjahren bekannt. Durch eine Einzelausstellung in der Bremer Kunsthalle im Jahr 2004 und durch die Vermarktung des Künstlers durch die Berliner Galerie CFA kommt er erst spät zu großem Ruhm. Vor genau 10 Jahren, im Juni 2013, stirbt der Künstler viel zu früh im Alter von 64 Jahren an einem Krebsleiden.Das hier vorgestellte Werk "Bildhauerakademie morgens (Das Auge Gottes)" entsteht zwei Jahre vor dem Tod des Künstlers als er sich auf dem Zenit seines Schaffens und seines Erfolgs befindet. Dominieren in früheren Werken oft Landschaftsdarstellungen, so lässt er uns hier in einen Innenraum blicken - in die "Bildhauerakademie". Schwontkowski hat sich der Malerei mit Haut und Haar verschrieben und präsentiert uns nun in seinem zweidimensionalen Medium das Dreidimensionale. Auf Sockeln unterschiedlicher Höhe und Ausfertigung stehen Vasen- und Lampenähnliche Gefäße in bester Ordnung aufgestellt, sodass wir eher an eine Ausstellungssituation als einen Blick in eine Wirkstätte denken."Das Auge Gottes" lautet der Untertitel des Werks und deutet auf das allsehende Auge Gottes hin, das dem Künstler, der als Kind ein katholisches Internat besuchte, eine wohl bekannte Phrase ist. Vielleicht verweist der Titel auch auf das nach außen schauende Auge des Künstlers, das ebenso nach innen schaut? Als "religiöse Malerei ohne Kirche und Glauben" bezeichnet Till Briegleb in seinem Artikel vom 18.06.2020 in der SZ Schwontkowskis Schaffen, denn das Spirituelle, das Melancholische ist stets auf den hintergründigen Werken zu sehen, nein, zu spüren, sodass existentielle Fragen hervorgerufen werden. Doch auch der feine Humor darf nicht fehlen und zeigt sich, wenn auf einer Vase mit Punkt und Strich ein Gesicht angedeutet wird, ein mit einem Tuch überzogenes Objekt wie ein Geist anmutet oder die rechts stehende Skulptur wie eine Keule daherkommt. Die "Malerei" siegt in unserem Werk über die "Bildhauerei", denn die dargestellten Objekte scheinen teilweise fragil in ihrer Statik. Die dick aufgetragenen und von der Leinwand herunterlaufenden Farben in der für Schwontkowski so typischen Palette aus gedeckten Erd- und Grautönen betonen ebenfalls mehr den Malprozess als das Bildhauerische.Die Größe des Werks lässt den Betrachter schließlich so sehr ins Werk eintauchen, dass er mit ihm und seinen philosophischen als auch kunsthistorischen Fragestellungen regelrecht zu verschmelzen scheint. (Zitat zit. nach Ausst.-Kat. Norbert Schwontkowski - some of my secrets, Kunstmuseum Bonn/Kunsthalle Bremen/Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Köln 2019, S. 181). Erläuterungen zum Katalog
° ° BUCKS: (Storer, James) The Rural Walks of Cowper; displayed in a series of views near Olney, Buckinghamshire ... with Descriptive Sketches, and a Memoir of the Poet's Life ... 16 plates, half title; old marbled boards with printed label, later red morocco spine. (1822); Cowper, Illustrated by a Series of Views, in, or near, the Park of Weston-Underwood ... pictorial engraved and printed titles, 12 plates; late 19th cent. gilt-ruled and blind decorated morocco (rebacked, with maroon label), 4to. 1803; Cooke, George Alexander - Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Buckingham ... a Copious Travelling Guide ... folded map; old half calf and marbled boards, 12mo. (ca.1830); bound with (The Same) for Bedfordshire; WILTS: Moffat, Rev.J.M. (editor) - The History of the Town of Malmesbury, and of its Ancient Abbey ... 3 plates, a plan and folded table, subscribers list; contemp. gilt calf and panelled spine. Tetbury, 1805: 'An Observer' - Kaleidoscopiana Wiltoniensia; or, a Literary, Political, and Moral View of the County of Wilts, during the Contested Election in June 1818 ... the advertisements, letters, speeches, squibs, and songs ... rebound paper boards with printed label, uncut, 1818 and CAMBS: Malden, Henry - An Account of King's College Chapel, in Cambridge ... portrait frontis, & plate; old grey wrappers. Cambridge: printed for the Author ... 1769
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM GILPIN (1724-1804) THREE 18TH CENTURY LANDSCAPE STUDIES, each depicts a version of the same view, blind stamp to bottom left corner, attribution verso, pencil, ink and wash, approximate sizes 16cm x 22cm, 19cm x 24cm and 17cm x 25cm, Condition Report: discolouration and light foxing to the paper, mount stained, frame marked
STUDIO OF ELEANOR HUGHES (1882-1959) A CONTINENTAL HILLSIDE LANDSCAPE WITH VILLAGE, unsigned, Eleanor Hughes blind stamp bottom left, Driffold Gallery label verso, watercolour on paper, approximate size 17cm x 24cm, mounted framed and glazed, Condition Report: small spots of foxing in places, some paint loss to frame
STUDIO OF ELEANOR HUGHES (1882-1959) A CONTINENTAL HILLSIDE LANDSCAPE WITH VILLAGE, unsigned, Eleanor Hughes blind stamp bottom left, Driffold Gallery label verso, watercolour on paper, approximate size 17cm x 25cm, mounted framed and glazed, Condition Report: small spots of foxing in places, paint loss to frame
TWO BOXES OF PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include Michelle Pearson Cooper - a study of a Springer Spaniel, watercolour / gouache on paper, approximate size 53cm x 71cm, two pastel studies of horses, one signed Robert Sharpe, a watercolour continental coastal landscape, initialled and dated (19)37, approximate size 55cm x 75cm, a Mortimer Menpes print with blind stamp beneath facsimile signature, Victorian wool work picture, Erna Maison-Kurt print, two pyrographic pictures on wood panel signed H. Masser, a box containing disbound topographical prints etc (2 boxes + loose)
EUGENIO CARMI (ITALY 1916-2016) AN UNTITLED LIMITED EDITION ABSTRACT STUDY PRINT, signed, numbered 38\75 and dated (19)65 to lower margin, blind stamp for Galleria Del Deposito beneath signature, silkscreen print on paper, approximate size 69cm x 49cm, Condition Report: light scuffs to print surface, light creases in places, margins discoloured (artist resale rights apply)
Illustrated. Christina Rossetti Poems. Introduction by Alice Meynell. Illustrated by Florence Harrison. London: Blackie and Son Limited. No date, but 1910, 1st thus. Complete with the 36 tipped-in colour plates. Original cream cloth, gilt. Some rubbing and soiling. Ex-school library (St. Mary's Abbey School, Mill Hill) with blind stamp to end paper, small inscription and address stamp to half-title. Otherwise contents in good clean order. (1)
Antiquarian. Thompson, George - Prison Life and Reflections; or, A Narrative of the Arrest, Trial, Conviction, Imprisonment, Treatment, Observations, Reflections, and Deliverance of Work, Burr, and Thompson, Who Suffered An Unjust and Cruel Imprisonment in Missouri Penitentiary, for Attempting to Aid some Slaves to Liberty. New York: Printed by S. W. Benedict. 1848. Early edition/impression. 377pp. Original blind-stamped cloth, sometime re-backed in cloth, gilt ruled. New end papers. On the first blank is a pencil inscription: 'from the Author. GT. Dec 4/48'. (1)
Travel/Sporting. Peel, C. V. A. - Somaliland. London: Robinson, 1900. With plates, text illustrations and a map. Ex-library, with bookplate and blind-stamps. With; Stebbing, E. P. - The Diary of a Sportsman Naturalist in India. London: 1920. With plates and text illustrations. Both in original cloth. (2)
â–´ Mary Fedden RA (1915-2012)'Cat on a Cornish Beach',1991;'The Orange Mug',1996;'Red Sunset', 1994three offset lithographs in colour, all signed in pencil and numbered '422/500', '504/550' and '342/500' respectively, published by Bow Art with blind stamp to each l.l.sheet 35 x 49.5cm, 32 x 40.5cm and 35.5 x 49.5cm respectively, unframed (3)Condition ReportPreviously rolled, but in otherwise good condition.
â–´ Dame Elisabeth Frink CH RA (1930-1993)'Spinning Man V' (Wiseman 6)lithograph, signed and dated 'Frink 65' in pencil l.r., numbered '7/65', with Curwen Studio blind stamp78 x 55.5cm visibleCondition ReportFramed: 99 x 73.5cmTime staining to the upper edge with aome light handling creases to the bottom half. Unexamined out of glazed frame.
â–´ Dame Elisabeth Frink CH RA (1930-1993)'Spinning Man VII' (Wiseman 8)lithograph, signed and dated 'Frink 65' in pencil l.r., numbered '7/50', with Curwen Studio blind stamp55 x 78cm visibleCondition ReportFramed: 77.5 x 97.5cmRippling with some light staining to the top edge, please see images. The work has been framed with an acidic mount. Unexamined out of glazed frame.
â–´ Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006)Untitled, 1978with Sandra Blow Estate blind stamp l.r. and estate stamp verso, black chalk, pen and ink and collage on paper28 x 30.5cmProvenance: Royal Academy, London;Westcott's Gallery, St Ives, 2012.Literature: Hayward Gallery Annual, 1978, page 13, illustrated. Lot sold with a copy of the Annual.Condition ReportFramed size 41 x 44cmNot viewed out of glazed frame. Paper stuck down. Creasing, foxing, staining, discolouration and some tiny tears. Please contact department for additional images.
Don Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Gray Squirrel" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood commemorative cover for Balke's Baby Wildlife of the 50 States, postmarked November 21, 1984. Deep in the forests of North Carolina, under the dark, cool shadows of the trees, live the charming Gray Squirrels. Also called "silvertails," these amazing little creatures have warmed the hearts of men as they clamor up and down trees in search of tasty nuts and berries. Then, they absent-mindedly bury their treats, not ever remembering where. But many a carefully buried -- then forgotten -- acorn has grown into a lovely tree for the enjoyment of descendents of a long-gone Squirrel. But, these little Squirrels will do a great deal more to insure the survival of their young, for they will take on even the deadly snake and sometimes sacrifice their own lives to protect their young. At birth, the baby Squirrels are helpless. They weigh only half an ounce and have no hair on their bodies. Dedicated mothers keep them warm with their own body heat. As soft fur grows, the babies remain both blind and deaf. It takes over a month for eyes to open and the ears do not mature much sooner! By two months, the babes are about half the size of their parents and they look like Gray Squirrel miniatures with their long, bushy tails. The tail quickly becomes a life-saver and is used in many ways by these cute babies. As they leap from tree to tree, it acts as a rudder, guiding them to safety. If they should fall, it becomes a cushion for a soft landing. When it rains, this furry appendage acts as an umbrella and, in the hot sun, it becomes a shade tree.Image Size: 11 x 12.75 in. Overall Size: 20 x 21.75 in. Unframed. (B99068)
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