A Rockingham porcelain part tea set, each piece hand painted with botanical study and with gilt chain link decoration, comprising 9 saucers, 10 tea cups, 6 coffee cups, 2 bread plates, cream jug, sucrier and slop bowl, pattern number 578, printed griffin mark, Rockingham Works, BrameldCondition report: See images for detailed images of the cream jug which is absent in the main picture. Three tea cups have large hairline cracks, a further two tea cups have small hairline cracks by the handle. None of the cups have printed marks. Three of the six coffee cups have hairline cracks issuing from the rim, 2 - 4cm in length, the other three are in good condition. None of the coffee cups have printed marks. The nine saucers are in good condition and ring out nicely, all saucers have factory printed Griffin marks. The two bread plates are in good condition. The cream /milk jug has no obvious chips or cracks but the glaze is crazed and discoloured in areas. The slop bowl has large open cracks, the bottom has fallen out and has a rivet repair. The sucrier lid has fine hairline cracks, the bowl has extensive cracks and glued repairs throughout.
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Labat (Jean-Baptiste). Nouvelle relation de l'Afrique occidentale: contentant une description exacte du Sénégal et des païs situés entre le Cap-Blanc et la rivière de Serrelionne, jusqu'à plus de 300 lieuës ena avant dans les terres. L'histoire naturelle de ces païs, les differentes nations qui y sont répanduës, leurs religions et leur mœurs, 1st edition, Paris: Pierre-François Giffart, 1728. 5 volumes, duodecimo (162 x 92 mm), contemporary mottled calf (rebacked at an early date, slightly rubbed, tips worn), [2] xvii [7] 346, [2] ii ii 376, [2] 387, [6] 392, [6] 404 pp., 78 engraved maps, plans and other plates (mainly folding), 2 folding tables (volume 2 pp. 361/2 and 363/4), toning, occasional browning, variable damp-staining (mainly to margins), a few short closed handling-tears to folding maps, volume 1 leaf E12 with marginal excision, volume 2 leaf D9 with small hole in text, volume 3 contents leaf misbound to front of volume 2, together with 2 similar works (Vertot, Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem, appelés ... audjourd'hui chevaliers de Malthe, 7 volumes, nouvelle édition, Paris: Guillyn, 1761, and Mentelle, Anecdotes orientales, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1773, both in contemporary marbled calf similarly rebacked, not collated) (qty: 14) Jean-Baptiste Labat (1663-1738) was a Dominican missionary and naturalist also known for his monumental Nouveau voyage aux iles de l'Amérique (1722), a record of fifteen years spent in the West Indies, during which time he founded the Basse-Terre colony and armed the island's slaves to fight against the English. The plates in the present work are of zoological, botanical and ethnographic interest. Provenance (all titles): George Wilbraham (1779-1852), Whig politician, of Delamere House, Northwich, Cheshire (with his personal and Delamere House bookplates).
A William IV sketch book, early 19th century, containing pencil and watercolour studies of various subjects, including animals, botanical specimens, landmarks, historical figures etc, by repute the work of Miss E. Hodson, the first study dated 'Dec 1834', the last 'Jan 40', the red leather album binding with embossed decoration throughout, gilt impressed title 'Album' to spine CONDITION REPORT:The album contains thirty pages, each illustrated on one side.
Two Chelsea 'Hans Sloane' type botanical sweetmeat baskets, late 18th century, each decorated throughout with hand-painted floral sprays, butterflies and insects, the florally encrusted exterior with relief moulded ozier pattern and scalloped rim, painted red anchor mark to base, each 19cm long, with a Meissen bonbon dish, of ogee form hand painted with floral sprays, blue crossed swords mark to base, 17.5cm wide, and two externally decorated Meissen footed bonbon dishes, each hand painted with fruits and vegetables, the shaped rim with pierced detail, raised on four acanthus leaf and scroll feet, maker's mark over-painted with heraldic motif, each 12cm long (5) (at fault) CONDITION REPORT:One of the Chelsea sweetmeat baskets shows extensive repairs to the handles, fine surface scratching to the interior and a fine firing crack to the base. The other is lacking its handles and shows fine surface crazing throughout. Both baskets show losses to the floral encrustation. The Meissen dish shows fine surface scratches to the interior and rubbing to the gilt highlights, but no chips, cracks or losses. One of the footed bonbon dishes shows a rivet repair to the rim. The other shows an extensive repair to the body. Both show rubbing to the gilt highlights.
* Spitalfields. A pair of silk brocade panels, circa 1750s, 2 lengths of figured cream silk, woven with a large pattern of a flower-filled oyster shell, over-flowing with blooms including tulips, from which emanates floral sprays, in shades of pink, green, blue, yellow, and brown, selvedges to sides, lower edges with hand-stitched hem, upper edges with remains of stitching, occasional small pale brown marks, one panel with 2 or 3 tiny holes, the other with 3.5cm closed tear in top edge, but fabric robust and colours bright, 89 x 53cm and 92 x 53cmQty: (2)NOTESA pair of panels of Spitalfields silk in very good condition, taken from an early court dress. The large botanical pattern is typical of the work of renowned designer Anna Maria Garthwaite, and it is not unlikely that these pieces were designed by her.
Over 55 FDC in a Stanley Gibbons Avon Stamp Album Binder with 16 Leaves, Various FDI Postmarks, Typed & Hand Written Addresses, Including Sir Francis Chichester 1967, National Nature Week 1963, International Botanical Congress, Music British Conductors 1980, William Caxton 1976, 500th Anniversary of the first Printing in Britain 1976, IX British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 1970, European Communities 1973, Turner 1975, Ulster Paintings 1971, Inigo Jones 1573-1652 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 1973, Urban Renewal 1984, 850th Anniversary of the Hospital of St Bartholomew 1975, Christmas 1967, 1969, 1975, 1979, Commemorating the Centenary of the TUC 1968, Gandhi Centenary Year 1969, International Gandhi Year 1969, Famine in Africa Appeal 1985, County Cricket 1873-1973, 3 x Sir Issac Newton 1987, British Achievement in Chemistry 1977. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Smith (James Edward). A Grammar of Botany, illustrative of artificial, as well as natural classification with an explanation of Jussieu's System... To which is added, a reduction of all the genera contained in the catalogue of North American plants, to the natural families of the French professor, by the late Henry Muhlenberg, 1st US edition, New York: James V. Seaman, 1822, 21 hand-coloured lithograph plates, some spotting to text, front pastedown with residue from bookplate removal, all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grained blue morocco gilt, shallow vertical groove to front panel, joints and edges rubbed, 8voQty: (1)NOTESPresentation copy, inscribed 'For Sir James E. Smith, President of the Linnean Society from his affectionate friend D. Hosack, New York June 25th, 1822'. David Hosack (1769-1835) was a notable American botanist and physician, who had established the Elgin Botanic Garden in New York, the first US public botanical garden as well as a medical school at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He was also physician to Alexander Hamilton and attended him and his son Philip after both had been fatally shot during their respective duels in 1804 and 1801. Unsigned binding but attributed to Henry. I. Megarey, New York (pencil note at front). The first book printed in America to contain lithographs, which were produced by Barnet & Doolittle in New York.
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* Andrews (Henry). A Collection of 34 Botanical Plates, originally published in 'The Botanist's Repository, [1797 - 1814], botanical engravings with contemporary hand-colouring, each with a sheet of descriptive text, each 265 x 200 mm, together with Curtis (W.). A Collection of 50 plates, originally published in 'The Botanic magazine', late 18th & early 19th century, botanical engravings with contemporary hand-colouring, many with a sheet of descriptive text, each approximately 200 x 115 mmQty: (84)
India & Ireland Botany. An album of botanical watercolours and accompanying manuscript poetry, c. 1870s, manuscript religious poetry neatly written to rectos (and 8 versos) of 24 stiff paper leaves, each page incorporating watercolour botanical drawings and a few abstract decorative designs, titles include 'The School', 'The Vineyard', 'The Moon', 'St Douliugh's Church', 'The Sunbeam, 'The Good Sheppard', 'Charity', 'Hope', 'Faith', etc, many with calligraphic dates between 1872 and 1878, some 'signed' Mamie, one with initials of the original author MGE and one other MGMcF, place names of composition include Dinapore, Almorah, Lucknow and Malahide, manuscript inscription to front free endpaper, 'For dearest Papa from Mamie, October 8th 79, Malahide [Ireland]', all edges gilt, contemporary black morocco gilt with monogram JHF to upper cover, rubbed and slightly soiled, 4to (45.5 x 36 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESThe identity of the compiler/artist is unknown, though a very similar album with the monogram 'F.E. McF' on upper cover, tentatively attributed to Frances Elizabeth McFall (1854-1943, "Sarah Grand", novelist and women's rights campaigner) was sold by Forum Auctions, London, 27 May 2021, lot 94. Mamie [probably Mary or similar] may have been an indirect relation by marriage.
J** RUTTEN (Fl.c.1887) STUDY OF ANTHURIUM ANDREANUM Inscribed and dated D'apres Nature/ J. Rutter fct., Liege/ 14 8br. 1887, with botanical title and further notes in French, watercolour and pencil 21.5 x 17cm. * Sometimes known as the Flamingo flower or Painter's-palette ++ Soft horizontal crease where formerly folded; slight time-toning
WILLIAM JOHN CAPARNE (1856-1940) IRIS: BOTANICAL STUDIES Two, one signed, one initialled, one inscribed THE MOOR/ June 1904/ own hybrid, the other inscribed AMETHYST/ MAY 27 1901/ 3ft 6 inches/ Palfrey/hybrids/ ZEPHYR, watercolour (the inscriptions in pencil) 26.5 x 18.5cm.; and 26.5 x 20cm. (2) * In addition to his more familiar Channel Islands subjects, Caparne was initially a noted horticulturalist and he is thought to have developed more than 100 cultivars of bulbous irises. ++ Some slight fading, foxing and time toning of the paper
W. WEBB "Huntsman on horseback jumping fence", oil on board, signed lower right, together with a companion pair, initialled lower right. image size 21 cm x 25.5 cm, together with a set of twelve framed and glazed 19th Century botanical book plate prints of various flowers and four modern floral prints, etc
LARGE CHELSEA PORCELAIN BOTANICAL DISH - 'HANS SLOANE' a Red Anchor period dish circa 1752-1756 of lobed form, with a moulded lobed design to the centre, painted with various botanical specimens, a butterfly and caterpillars, and with a brown painted rim. Red Anchor mark to base, 32cms diameter *This was purchased at Sotheby & Co, 26th of Nov 1974, lot 101. This comes with the original catalogue.
CHELSEA PORCELAIN DISH an oval dish painted with butterflies, fruit and foliage, restoration to rim and bears Red Anchor mark (27cms across), also with a pair of Chelsea botanical scallop shaped dishes (one restored, one with star crack to base, both with Red Anchor marks), 25cms across, two similar dishes painted with insects and fruit, unmarked 24cms across, and two octagonal botanical dishes (unmarked,damages, 19.5cms across). (7)
EARLY 19THC BOTANICAL CREAMWARE DINNER SERVICE each painted with a variety of flowers and plants, painted with brown rim borders and floral sprigs, each with a title underneath in red capital letters for the plant or flower species. Comprising two pierced twin handled baskets (French Marigold Bud and Winged Lotus), nine dinner plates (21cms diameter), two lidded tureens on stands and ladle, pair of oval shaped dishes (30cms across), pair of shell shaped dishes (25cms across), single dish (27cms across), set of four pierced oval dishes (26cms by 20cms). Varieties include Dogs Tooth Violet, Crowfoot, Monsonia, Woolly Cineraria, Venus Looking Glass, Wood Sorel etc. Various damages and restoration.
An early 19th century Spode matched part dinner service of botanical design,all with Dolphin Embossed rims, some marked 'Spode' and the design number 1875, variously painted with open and closed water lilies (16), lily-of-the-valley (16) and Madonna lilies (9), comprising 32 dinner plates, six soup plates and three side plates (41 pieces, wear to some gilt rims and painted centres)
TEN VIETNAMESE HAND EMBROIDERED PICTURES, subjects include people at work, landscapes and botanical, six are sized approximately 50cm x 70cm including mounts, four are sized approximately 40cm x 30cm including mounts, together with two silk Vietnamese head scarfs, size approximately 180cm x 46cm, all items have a Minh Tam laquer paper label (one box)
A Pair of Chamberlains Worcester Botanical Breakfast Cups and Saucers, circa 1800, decorated with Plantain Leaved Crowfoot, Blue Flowered Houstonia, Heart Leaved Bonbonia, and Spotted Lobelia within gilt borders, painted titles and marks in puce; and A Similar Twin-Handled Chocolate Cup and Cover, painted with Branching Toad Flax and Received Heath, 12cm high. Some typical minor surface wear and scratching. Twin-handled cup possibly originally with stand.
A Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Botanical Centrepiece and Pierced Cover, circa 1800, of oval form with Bacchic mask handles, painted with Germander Sage and Caucasean Pink within gilt line borders, painted marks and titled in puce, 20cm long. Some minor surface wear. No chips, cracks or repairs. Gilding is good with only minimal wear. Enamel is bright and free from wear. 20.2cm by 13.5cm by 6.7cm high.
A Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Botanical Tureen and Cover, circa 1800, of oval form with loop handle, painted with Striped Flowered Alstroemeria, Neapolitan Mezereon, Yellow Azalea, and Creeping Cereus, painted titles and marks in puce, 24.5cm wide over handle. One handle restored. Some minor surface wear.
A Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Botanical Crescent Shaped Dish and Cover, en suite with the previous lot, painted with Mock Orange, and Bending Stalked Marigold, painted titles and marks in puce, 30.5cm wide; and A Similar Circular Dish and Cover, painted with Small Leaved Bladder Senna, Small Leaved Flat Pea, and Double Lilac Primrose, 20cm diameter. Circular cover with section of rim broken out and restuck. Some typical minor surface wear.
BALZAC HONORÉ DE: (1799-1850) French Novelist and Playwright. Best known for his masterwork novel La Comedie Humaine. Scarce A.L.S., Balzac, three pages, 8vo, n.p., 9th April 1849, to Monsieur Souverain, in French. Balzac writes this interesting letter to his editor Souverain, explaining that he needs to ask him one more but very important favour, stating in part `You will receive at your home a violin in a box, and what I need is that you ship it in the quickest way, considering post in France and Germany, to Brody, to my address at… We must get this violin here for beginning of June in order to offer it as a present.. May be this shipment will coincide with the shipment of the Orbigny dictionary…´ Balzac further asks his correspondent to prepare for him a list of accounts, what he owes him, and lists a number of names and books that he intends to pay his editor for on his near future return to Paris. Balzac further again states `I will be back enough in time for the printing affair of the poor parents, and too early to find myself in the middle of the agitators of your republic… because it seems to me that you are by far a minority. I would like to know if the serials have started again and if the romans have any value…´ Further again Balzac refers to libraries, to publishing a book, to Constantinople, Egypt, etc… A letter of very interesting content. With address leaf. Small professional repair to the spine. Overall creasing, otherwise G Charles Dessalines d´Orbigny was a French Botanist and Geologist. He wrote the Dictionnaire Universel d´Histoire Naturelle, also known as Dictionnaire d´Orbigny. The standard author abbreviation “Orb” is used to indicate Orbigny as the author when citing a botanical name.
Lindley (John) Rosarum Monographia; or, a Botanical History of Roses, first edition, half-title, 19 engraved plates, all but one hand-coloured, occasional spotting and some light offsetting, contemporary watercolour on paper of a rose tipped in to front pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt, [Nissen BBI 1204], 8vo, 1820.⁂ A handsome copy of this scarce monograph.
Loddiges (Conrad) The Botanical Cabinet, 20 vol., large paper edition, engraved titles, 2000 hand-coloured engraved plates plus 3 uncoloured plates, occasional foxing and offsetting but plates generally clean, contemporary half calf, rather worn with some defects to spines, [Nissen BBI 2228; Dunthorne 187; Great Flower Books p.160], 4to, 1818-33.⁂ Complete set of this important work. Conrad Loddiges was a Dutch-born horticulturalist who settled in Hackney and worked as a nurseryman. He and his sons introduced several new species to Britain, including many plants from America.
Rosenberg (Mary Elizabeth) The Museum of Flowers, first edition, lithograph title printed in gold, 54 hand-coloured lithograph plates, tissue guards, contemporary green morocco, gilt, g.e., [Nissen BBI 1679], 8vo, 1845.⁂ Mary Elizabeth Duffield (nee Rosenberg), 1819-1914, British botanical artist.
Smith (James Edward) The English Flora, 5 vol. in 6, second edition, half-titles to vol.3 and 4 only, some light foxing, mostly confined to endpapers, vol.4 with 8pp. Desiderata of the Botanical Society of London, 1850, bound in at end together with 16pp. London Catalogue of British Plants, contemporary red half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt with double black morocco labels, 8vo, 1828-36.
Arboriculture.- Ravenscroft (Edward) The Pinetum Britannicum. A Descriptive Account of Hardy Coniferous Trees, 3 vol., first edition, 48 hand-coloured lithographed plates, 4 mounted albumen prints, 1 engraved map, errata slip, foxing, almost exclusively affecting the text but not plates, contemporary red half morocco, covers lightly stained, a little rubbed, folio, [Nissen BBI 1588], 1884.⁂ This stunningly illustrated work was the result of over twenty years of collaboration and research. The tree portraits in colour are predominantly from the original drawings of William Richardson, those of cones and leaves by Dr Greville and James and Robert Black, and the characteristic sketches of the Deodar Cedars in vol. 3 were captured 'in the field' by Lady Canning during her time in India. The extensive woodcut illustrations throughout the text were also executed by multiple hands; Andrew Murray, James M'Nab, Dr Greville and Dr Maxwell T Masters. Meanwhile, leading conifer specialists of the day, from institutions such as the British Museum, Royal Horticultural Society and Royal Botanical Gardens, as well as individual professors from Florence, Berlin and Paris, and several private experts, all contributed to enhance the publication. On its commencement in 1863, the project received immediate royal support; Queen Victoria requested the work be dedicated to the memory of the recently deceased Prince Albert and provided photographs of two specimens at Osborne House for inclusion, while Emperor Napoleon III secured thirty copies for distribution among French schools of Forestry and Agriculture. Considered one of the great British works on coniferae, the Pinetum Britannicum is a testament to the nineteenth century fascination with natural history and fashion for classifying and cataloguing, and remains unmatched in scope and quality.
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