ALIGHIERI (Dante), La Divina Commedia or The Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri, Italian and English text, Nonesuch Press, London, 1928, folio, no. 356 of 1475 copies, 34 double-page and eight single-page black and white illustrations after the drawings of Sandro Botticelli printed by Daniel Jacomet, original vellum stained orange, gilt spine, t. e.g., others uncut, board slipcase
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Nonesuch Press. La Divina Commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian & English, 1928, parallel text in two columns, forty-two illustrations after Sandro Botticelli, endpapers slightly toned, top edge gilt remainder untrimmed, original orange vellum gilt, spine very slightly faded (overall a very bright copy), folio (1)
CARVED FRAME. An Arts & Craft carved oak frame with a print after Botticelli, to the reverse a line drawing of a man with a pig. 35 x 28cm. PLEASE NOTE: Our in-house, postal shipping service is NOT available for this lot, or as part of any multiple lot purchases due to size, weight or fragility. Alternative, recommended carrier services are available.
Arts & Crafts School (early 20th Century) Portrait of a youth in a bejewelled crown and richly embroidered jacket watercolour with jewelled collage in a maple frame 26 x 20cm (10 x 8in) After Botticelli Collage is stuck down - some discolouraton to the beige background. A little wear and tear to some of the edges of the collage
Thackeray (William Makepeace). The Virginians, a Tale of the Last Century, 2 volumes, Bradbury & Evans, 1858-59, 46 engraved plates and several small in-text woodcuts by Thackeray, minor scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of William Henry Smith, Viscount Hambledon to upper pastedowns, full calf gilt (by Riviere), original wrappers and advertisments bound in, minor rubbing to joints and extremities, 8vo, together with Yashiro (Yukio), Sandro Botticelli, 3 volumes, Medici Society, 1925, tipped-in colour frontispiece to each volume, black and white collotype plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth in d.j., jackets a little rubbed and fraying, numbered 316 from an edition of 600, together with other antiquarian books including Alken's National Sports (Metheun reprint), and others similar (2 cartons)
'My Spirit is the Same' O'MALLEY (Ernie), Republican. A remarkable ALS, 2 pp (single sheet), from Kilmainham Prison, 26/11/1923, to 'Dear K' (evidently a Republican comrade), asking for books to be sent to him, 'Here I am again on the flat of my back as the [hunger] strike terminated on 23/11. I believe I will never be strong again, and may pull round somewhat in time, but what's the odds. My spirit is the same whatever about the body, and after all that's the main thing. My sight is bad and I nearly kicked it several times but I had not the luck to die.' He expects he will not be released before Easter, and in the meantime he needs reading material, particularly literature and art books. He gives a long list of writers and painters, starting with Shakespeare and Botticelli, and says he can send £5, and perhaps 'some of the enthusiasts out there' may do something for him. 'I have work to do for Ireland yet, and can be educating myself as best I can with what books I can lay my hands on'. He says 'Frank [Aiken] is still at the helm, and thank God for that. He understands the Northern question and will pay due attention to it & help to represent better Ireland unpartitioned. He is to my mind the best man by far that we have & I expect great things from him.' He wishes 'K' success with his or her mission, which apparently is in America. 'I will pray for you and for your success and will offer up Communion for you; unfortunately I get it only once a week. It was a terrible trial to be so long without it .. Ever your friend, Ernie.' Ernie O'Malley was very seriously wounded in November 1922, while resisting capture in a Dublin 'safe house'. At that time he was assistant chief of staff of the anti-Treaty IRA. He spent five months in a prison hospital, and then went on a forty-day hunger strike. He was released on medical advice in 1924. He partly recovered his health, and went to Spain and the United States, where he wrote the classic, 'On Another Man's Wound'. A fine revealing letter, which well captures the man, his spirit and his courage. Letters from O'Malley are very uncommon. (1)
ROSENTHALE 'BOTTICELLI' PORCELAIN DINNERWARE comprising two tureens with covers; large serving plate; eleven dinner plates; twelve soup plates; two serving dishes; sauce boat with stand; and two ashets (31); ten Rosenthale 'Saarland' dinner plates; Fürstenberg poreclain dinnerware comprising three tureens with covers; large serving plate; one dinner plate; sauciere; and two large ashets (8); Nymphenburg porcelain ashet and an Arzberg sauciere, (51 pieces in total)
Alford (M.). Needlework As Art, 1886, numerous monochrome plates and illustrations, contemporary inscription to front endpaper, guttering cracked, some spotting, original gilt decorated red cloth, boards marked, spine faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Opp‚ (Adolf Paul), Sandro Botticelli, The Arundel Library of Great Masters, deluxe edition, 56/100, signed to limitation page, circa 1912, 25 colour illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt decorated vellum, large 4to, and Sparrow (Walter Shaw), A Book of Sporting Painters, 1st edition, 1931, 136 colour and monochrome illustrations, including frontispiece, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus other late 19th/early 20th century art history and miscellaneous reference, mostly hardback publications, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves + a carton)
Nonesuch Press. La divina commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri... translated by H. F. Cary, 1928, double-page plates from drawings by Sandro Botticelli, manuscript note on Nonesuch Press headed paper loosely inserted, top edge gilt remainder untrimmed, original vellum stained orange, gilt, spine faded, dust-soiled and rubbed, folio Numbered 615 from an edition of 1475. (1)
Nonesuch Press. La divina commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri... translated by H. F. Cary, 1928, double-page plates from drawings by Sandro Botticelli, top edge gilt remainder untrimmed, original vellum stained orange, gilt, very slightly bumped and barely rubbed, folio Limited edition 858/1475. (1)
ART. Modigliani-Sichel,The collected Drawings of Aubrey Beardsley, Eric Gill-The Engravings, Aubrey Beardsly - St.Martins, The Drawing Class- Diana Constance, Anatomy for The Artist-Jeno Barcsay, Indian Miniature Painting - Anjan Chakraverty, The Complete Painting Of Botticelli, Paintings Of D.H.Lawrence. About 15 books in all.
Charles Sims (British, 1873-1928) The Wood beyond the World, 1913 signed lower right "Sims" oil on canvas 69 x 101cm (27 x 39in) Provenance: Private Collection, Cambridge. Charles Sims enrolled at the South Kensington College of Art in 1890 before moving to Paris for two years at the Académie Julian. Needing a bursary to support himself, he moved back to London and enrolled at the Royal Academy Schools in 1893. From 1896, he developed an increasingly successful career, first exhibiting "The Vine" at the Royal Academy in 1896, and selling another painting "Childhood" to the Musée du Luxembourg. An expert at portraying sunlit landscapes, he specialised in society portraits and neo-classical fantasies, typically idealised scenes of women, children or fairies in outdoor settings. In 1906 a one-man show at the Leicester Galleries brought him critical and financial success, allowing him to relocate to rural Fittleworth. In 1910 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Watercolour Society, and in 1915 to the Royal Academy. "The Wood beyond the World" represents an idyllic scene celebrating springtide and the optimism of life. It is reminiscent of both "Primavera" by Botticelli and the work of Puvis de Chavannes. The children portray the chastity of youth, whilst alluding to pagan traditions and symbolism. The group of three female figures are the three Graces from classical mythology, whilst the central woman holding a child portrays the Madonna. A version of the present painting is in the collection of Tate Modern. Under UV there does appear to be large areas of retouching, notably in the sky. On the surface the retouching is translucent and has been applied up and around the trees and other features of the scene. Some of the figures also have retouching in their draperies, reinforcing these areas. Retouching has been applied around the signature at the bottom. The painting is unlined, there are signs of mould growth visible on the reverse. It is not immediately obvious why the retouching has been applied in such a wholesale manner. Some areas of original paint show signs of wear and abrasion, the tops of the canvas weave are exposed in these areas, but the translucent retouching does not completely cover areas of abrasion. It may have been applied to even out the appearance of the work. It would be very interesting to compare this to the version in Tate in terms of painting technique and condition.
Giulio Paolini 1940 Genua - lebt und arbeitet in TurinCythere. 1983.Collage. Fotografie und Glas, Alurahmen. Gesamtmaß 102 x 128 cm (40,1 x 50,3 in). PROVENIENZ: Galerie Maeght Lelong, New York (verso auf der Rahmenrückwand mit dem Etikett, darauf Nr. `GML #365`, ohne Jahr).Xaver Hufkens, Brüssel.Privatsammlung Süddeutschland. Giulio Paolini, einer der wichtigen Vertreter der Arte Povera und der Concept Art, kommt im Jahr 1940 in Genua zur Welt. Zwei Jahre darauf übersiedelt die Familie nach Bergamo, ein Jahrzehnt später lassen sich die Paolinis in Turin nieder. Auf Wunsch des Vaters absolviert Giulio Paolini eine Ausbildung als Grafikdesigner. 1959 macht er seinen Abschluss. Doch schon während des Studiums bemerkt er, wie sehr es ihn zur freien Kunst drängt. Bald entstehen die ersten Werke. 1961 beteiligt er sich erstmals an einer Gruppenausstellung, und schon drei Jahre später bespielt der junge Giulio Paolini in der römischen Galleria La Salita seine erste Einzelausstellung. In seinen Arbeiten stellt sich Giulio Paolini in klare Opposition zum in jenen Jahren noch dominanten Informel. Die gestische Abstraktion hat in den Augen des jungen Künstlers die Grenzen ihrer Entwicklungsfähigkeit erlangt. An ihre Stelle setzt er Klarheit und Konzentration. Er sucht eine andere, reinere Form der Malerei. Von der Malerei wendet sich Giulio Paolini bald auch anderen Gattungen zu. Besonders als Fotograf macht er sich rasch einen Namen. Als dann in den ausgehenden 1960er Jahren die Arte Povera aufkommt, wird Giulio Paolini zu einer wesentlichen Figur innerhalb dieser Bewegung und erlangt internationale Bekanntheit. Paolini arbeitet nun mit aufgefundenen Materialien, die er in andeutungs- und bezugreiche, lyrische Kunstwerke überführt. In besonderem Maße interessiert ihn dabei die eigene Geschichte der Dinge, weshalb auch immer wieder kunstgeschichtliche Zitate in seinen Werken auftauchen. Auch Papierarbeiten beschäftigen Paolini, den gelernten Grafikdesigner, nachhaltig. Eine besondere, durch ihre Klarheit ebenso wie ihre konzeptuelle Tiefe ausgezeichnete und vollkommen überzeugende Ästhetik kennzeichnet die Werke des Italieners in allen Gattungen. Dies gilt auch für unsere Fotocollage `Cythere`. Das Werk spielt, ganz auf der Höhe seiner `postmodernen` Entstehungszeit, in minimalistischer Schlichtheit mit der Ästhetik des Surrealismus. Hintersinnig wird die Arbeit nicht zuletzt durch ihren Titel: `Cythere` verweist keineswegs nur auf die bekannte griechische Insel, sondern vor allem auf die Liebesgöttin Aphrodite/Venus, die traditionell den Beinamen `Kythere` trägt. Im Besonderen bezieht sich Giulio Paolini hier auf die von Meereswogen umspülte `Schaumgeborene`, seit Botticelli der Inbegriff des Venusbildes. Doch statt der Liebesgöttin zeigt Paolini surreale Destruktion im Zentrum des Meeres - eine ebenso tiefsinnige wie ironische Bilderfindung.Ab 1964 zeigt Giulio Paolini seine Werke auf zahlreichen Einzelausstellungen. Hervorzuheben sind die großen Schauen im renommierten Amsterdamer Stedelijk Museum (1980), der Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart (1986), der Galleria Nazionale d`Arte Moderna in Rom (1988), dem Kunstmuseum in Winterthur (2005) oder der Londoner Whitechapel Gallery (2014).Der mehrmalige Documenta-Teilnehmer Giulio Paolini (1972, 1977, 1982, 1992) lebt und arbeitet in Turin.Giulio Paolini ist u.a. vertreten in:The Tate Gallery, LondonDaimler Art Collection, StuttgartSammlung FER Collection, UlmStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam ca. 17.27 h +/- 20 Min.ENGLISH VERSIONGiulio Paolini 1940 Genua - lebt und arbeitet in TurinCythere. 1983.Collage. Photography and glass, aluminum frame. Dimensions 102 x 128 cm (40,1 x 50,3 in). PROVENANCE: Galerie Maeght Lelong, New York (verso of frame with label, iscribed no. `GML #365`, no date).Xaver
Charles Sims (British, 1873?1928) The Wood beyond the World, 1913 signed lower right ""Sims"" oil on canvas 69 x 101cm (27 x 39in) Provenance: From a private collection, Cambridge A version of this present painting is in the collection of Tate Modern. The Wood beyond the World represents an idyllic scene celebrating springtide and the optimism of life. It is reminiscent of both Primavera by Botticelli and the work of Puvis de Chavannes. The children portray the chastity of youth, whilst alluding to pagan traditions and symbolism. The group of three female figures are the three Graces from classical mythology, whilst the central woman holding a child portrays the Madonna. Unlined canvas. In good condition, paint layer is sound. Thin varnish layer, even and glossy. A few small chips and losses to the frame.
Marcello Lo Giudice (né en 1955)Dalla Primavera di Botticelli, 2008Papillons en céramique peints sur ressorts métalliques et mousse dans PlexiglasPainted ceramic butterflies on metal springs and foam in Plexiglas102,5 x 49 x 20 cm - 40 3/8 x 19 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. Provenance :Collection particulière, ItalieUn certificat de l’artiste, en date du 17 décembre 2008, sera remis à l’acquéreur
Marcello Lo Giudice (né en 1955)Dalla Primavera di Botticelli, 2008Papillons en céramique peints sur ressorts métalliques et mousse dans PlexiglasSur un socle en métalPainted ceramic butterflies on metal springs and foam in PlexiglasOn a metal base194,5 x 87 x 20 cm - 76 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. Provenance :Collection particulière, ItalieUn certificat de l’artiste, en date du 17 décembre 2008, sera remis à l’acquéreur
École FLORENTINE vers 1500, entourage de Sandro BOTTICELLIVierge à L`Enfant avec un angePanneau de bois tendre, parqueté94 x 67 cmImportantes restaurations anciennesNotre tableau est la reprise d`une composition de Sandro Botticelli conservée à Boston au Isabella Stewart Gardner (tempera, 85 x 64,5 cm)
Janet Rawlins (20th century) Countryside landscape scene Watercolour Signed in pencil lower right 26cm x 37cm; V. L. Fawkes Still life of flowers Watercolour Signed lower right 40.5cm x 34cm; Chinese school Blossoming flower with insect Watercolour on rice paper 18cm x 28cm; together with a large quantity of further mixed pictures including a religious print after Botticelli, etc. (qty)
A parcel gilt, simulated marble and gesso wall panel depicting The Three Graces in diaphanous dresses, holding hands, two held aloft, between pilasters depicting figures and scrolls in relief, signed lower left `E Orejudo A` and inscribed `Tres Gracias BOTTICELLI`, H 117.5 x W 89 cms approximately
Dutch Marquetry Elm Pedestal Dining Table Together with A Suite of Five Associated Dining Chairs The oval outswept top with a wide border of flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves, over an apron with conforming floral inlay, raised on a pedestal inlaid with a crown, ending in three down scrolling feet with floral inlay; each chair with a scroll form rectangular crestrail inlaid with a bust of a famous Renaissance artist enclosed by an entwing vine, the reverse with a putto riding a griffin over a pierced splat, the legs with floral inlay. each bust of a famous Renaissance artist titled "Van Dyk"; "Botticelli" "Andrea DiSarto" "Michangelo" "Raffaeli S." 19th Century Height of table 28 1/2 inches (72.4 cm); Diameter 46 inches (116.8 cm); Dimensions of chair 33 1/2 x 20 x 19 inches (85 x 50.8 x 48.3 cm) Property of Captain Jacob Stone, descended in the family until present day. Break to back of one chair, losses to upholstery, many abrasions. Starting Price: $1500
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) La Divina Commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian & English. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Folio, limited edition copy number 1077 of 1475, printed in parallel columns in English and Italian throughout, embellished with forty-two illustrations after Botticelli, bound in full bright orange parchment, tooled in gold, 12 x 8 in.
Marcello Lo Giudice (né en 1955)Dalla Primavera di Botticelli, 2008Papillons en céramique peints sur ressorts métalliques et mousse dans PlexiglasSur un socle en métalPainted ceramic butterflies on metal springs and foam in PlexiglasOn a metal base194,5 x 87 x 20 cm - 76 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. Provenance:Collection particulière, ItalieUn certificat de l`artiste, en date du 17 décembre 2008, sera remis à l`acquéreur
Marcello Lo Giudice (né en 1955)Dalla Primavera di Botticelli, 2008Papillons en céramique peints sur ressorts métalliques et mousse dans PlexiglasPainted ceramic butterflies on metal springs and foam in Plexiglas102,5 x 49 x 20 cm - 40 3/8 x 19 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. Provenance:Collection particulière, ItalieUn certificat de l`artiste, en date du 17 décembre 2008, sera remis à l`acquéreur
4 gravures de reproduction de la Chalcographie du Louvre: La famille Stamati d`après Ingres (75 x 56); Jeune fille du musée Staedel à Francfort (55,5 x 45,5); Portrait d`homme d`après Raphaël (56,5 x 38); Le Printemps d`après Botticelli (52 x 72). On y joint un dessin à l`encre de Chine de ferronnerie et une reproduction de miniature persane
Angus McBean - The Birth of Venus, gelatin silver print, signed and dated to the margin London '59, inscribed verso 'The Birth of Venus with apologies to Botticelli, a nude model was sent to 6 photographers by the magazine Lilliput for their comment; this was mine. The 30 year old negative is badly damaged but I thought the image amusing though to print, 45 x 36cm, mounted

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