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Lot 236
A COLLECTION OF SILVER, PLATE AND OTHER ITEMS INCLUDING AN EPERGNE the German .800 standard silver includes; a set of ten foliate coffee spoons, 127g; five table knives, eleven dessert knives and six tea knives all with .800 foliate handles and steel blades; an open face keyless pocket watch; a plated epergne with four trumpet-shaped vases on a round base; a fluted round box and cover; a medallion engraved 'Villers-Au-Bois 14 Mai 1905'; a bronze round medallion depicting the three graces(?) and other items
Lot 411
* AUGUSTUS JOHN OM RA (BRITISH 1878 - 1961), THE PORTRAIT OF SUNITA oil on canvas, signed 53.5cm x 43cm Framed and under glass. Note: This lot is accompanied by a hand written letter of authentication (dated 4th March 2019) from Rebecca John, artist, grand-daughter of Augustus John and the leading authority on the work of her grandfather. Inscribed on canvas verso: "Property of Sophie Fedorovitch, 22 Bury Walk, Chelsea SW3, London". Sophie Fedorovitch was a Russian born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch died in a gas explosion at her home (known as "the Gothic Box") at 22 Bury Walk on 25th January 1953. Two old printed labels verso, one explaining the background to the portrait and the other stating the picture to be "Property of Mary Smeaton or Scott". Augustus John became acquainted with Jacob Epstein at the New English Art Club after Epstein moved from Paris to London. He produced several drawings of Epstein and two etchings. Epstein later modelled a bronze head of John’s son Romily, which is part of the Garman Ryan Collection followed by a stone version and a Bronze head of Augustus in 1916. Although the two artists encouraged each other, they had a prickly friendship which animated their portraits of each other. This was probably further exacerbated by John’s reputation of having a fiery and rebellious temperament, prone to violent mood swings. Augustus John lead a notoriously promiscuous lifestyle and "fathered numerous children with nearly as many different mothers". "Sunita" was originally from Kashmir, a Muslim who married Ahmed Peerbhoy, a millionaire of Bombay, but sometime in the early 1920s she came to England with her son Enver and younger sister Anita Patel. The sisters joined a troupe of magicians known as the Maysculine Brothers. Sunita developed a persona as an Indian mystic and fortune teller and became widely known as Princess Sunita. Jacob Epstein may have met Sunita at the British Empire Exhibition, where the exotic foreign displays intrigued him, or possibly through his friend Matthew Smith (1879 - 1959). In 1925 Epstein invited Sunita, Enver and Anita to live at his home at Guilford Street in London with the full agreement of his wife Margaret. Mrs Epstein was trying to end her husband's affair with Kathleen Garman by encouraging him into affairs with other women. Sunita had become Epstein's favourite model and she posed, often alone but sometimes with her son, for numerous drawings and sculptures by Epstein until 1931. Jacob Epstein was apparently furious that John had encouraged "Sunita" to sit for a portrait and when John told him that he wanted Sunita to sit for him again, Epstein refused to allow it. "Augustus was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favourably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. He then developed a style of portraiture that was imaginative and often extravagant, catching an instantaneous attitude in his subjects."
Lot 1176
1923 Worplesdon Golf Club Scratch Mixed Foursomes Medal - engraved on the reverse "Miss E.E Helme And C.O Hezlet 1923" - 2 leading players of the day with Eleanor Helme winning a bronze medal in the 1924 ladies open championship at Portrush and many other accomplishments and Charles Hazlet being a runner up in the 1914 amateur golf championship and was in the British Walker cup team in 1924 26 and 28 as well as other notable successes in the Irish and Welsh amateur Championships
Lot 10
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Joan of Arc, considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years~ War, and was canonised as a Roman Catholic saint, with three other unknown headsOne signedAll plaster29cm high; 37cm high; 36cm high; 17cm high (5)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 11
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)The Three GracesAll signed and dated 1976All BronzeEach 75cm high (4)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Although originally designed to be three mourners consoling each other, these actually emerged more as three dancing figures using the artist herself as a model. Brilliant conspired with engineer John Yardley, who was in charge of the team who first put a man on the moon, to make six feet figures of the three graces glide around a ten foot pool to the music of Bach.
Lot 12
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Christina Noble OBE (Irish, b. 1944), children~s rights campaigner, charity worker and writer; A Miscarriage of Psychiatry; The Anonymous LadyNoble is signed and dated 1961All plaster 28cm high; 36cm high; 59cm high (4)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 13
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Russian, 1898-1948), film director and film theorist, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage; Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (Russian, 1893-1930), poet, playwright, artist, and actor, becoming renowned as a prominent figure of the Russian Futurist movement; Baby Bernstein (Leonard Bernstein, American, 1918-1990), composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist)Two signed and Bernstein dated 1959All plaster40cm high; 54cm high; 21cm high (4)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 16
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Helena Florence Normanton, QC (1882-1957), the first woman to practise as a barrister in EnglandSigned and dated 1955Plaster55cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Normanton was also the first woman to obtain a client~s divorce, lead a murder trial, conduct a trial in America and appear at the High Court and the Old Bailey. She was one of the first two female King~s counsel and she also campaigned for women~s rights and suffrage
Lot 17
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Nadia Nerina (South African, 1927-2008), prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet; Nita Massine, Furriers wife; unknown headOne signed and dated 1968Two plaster and one resin 44cm high; 51cm high; 42cm high, with three of Brilliant~s tools (7)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 18
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Anton Chekhov (Russian, 1860-1904), playwright and short-story writerSigned and dated 1968Bronze83cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Brilliant wanted to convey Chekov as a writer, a doctor and to include reference to The Seagull, she also knew that because he suffered from tuberculosis he always enjoyed fresh air. Her models for the competition for a statue of Chekhov for Chekhov Boulevard in Moscow, for which this is one, all depict him in his doctor~s smock, on light airy pedestals with the seagull hovering above. When invited, it was strongly implied that she would certainly win the competition and with weak opponents she felt certain of the outcome however, the result in fact was that none of the applicants were chosen. Her friend and fellow sculptor Mr. Neroda remarked ~Do you think we Russians are going to let a foreign sculptor make a statue of our Chekhov? Not even if he were the best in the world~
Lot 19
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Dr Francis Warner, poet, author and Don of St Peter~s College, Oxford University; Sir Maurice Bowra CH, FBA (1898-1971), English classical scholar, literary critic and academic; Galya Yevtushenko, wife to the poet Yevgeny YevtushenkoAll signed, two dated 1966 and 1962 respectivelyAll plaster47cm high; 41cm high; 48cm high (4)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 2
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Mahatma Gandhi (Indian, 1869-1948), two small maquettes. Gandhi was an activist and leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule, one a miniature version of the bronze seated Gandhi in Tavistock Square; one walking, as submitted to the Gandhi Memorial Committee Signed and walking Gandhi dated 1963Both resin28cm high; 30cm high (4)With a framed photograph of Brilliant with three versions of Gandhi sculptures, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 20
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Duncan Grant RA (1885-1978), British painter and designer of textiles, pottery, theatre sets and costumes and a member of the Bloomsbury Group; Duncan Max Meldrum (Australian, 1875-1955), Scottish-born Australian painter, known as the founder of Australian Tonalism; Teresa Topolski, daughter of the painter Feliks Topolski RA All signed and dated 1975, 1941 and 1951 respectively All plaster47cm high; 43cm high; 37cm high (4)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 21
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Three Winged Figures, Prometheus, Christ, IcarusSigned and dated 1969Bronze122cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)This bronze is a symbol of restoration, through learning and ingenuity man resurrects and Brilliant says ~Whether as Prometheus or Christus or Icarus man will always rise again~
Lot 23
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Sir Isaac James |Ike| Hayward (1884-1976), Trade unionist and local politician; Lord Elwyn Jones (Welsh, 1909-1989), barrister and Labour politicianBoth signed and dated 1961 and 1977 respectivelyPlaster; resin57cm high; 66cm high (3)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 24
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Sahibzada Mohammad Ali Bogra (East Pakistani, 1909-1963), third Prime Minister of Pakistan; Ghanshyam Das Birla (1894-1983), an Indian businessman and member of the Birla FamilyBoth signed and dated 1955Both plaster57cm high; 72cm high (3)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 25
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Dr Francis Warner, poet, author and Don of St Peter~s College, Oxford UniversitySignedBronze47cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Brilliant writes of her frustrations in achieving this sculpture and of having her artistic flow interrupted by his removal of a wisdom tooth! However she describes him as ~a sensitive poet. His poetry moves in harmonious colour with the lyrical and rhythmical stanzas~.
Lot 26
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)The struggle for GoaSigned and dated 1955Bronze33cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)This sculpture refers to the desire of the people of Bombay to ~liberate~ Goa from Portuguese rule and incorporate it with India. Brilliant was caught up in the unrest, had stones thrown at her in her car and had to flee when the crowds outside the town hall were fired upon by the government. Of this sculpture she stated ~the artist~s work is to express the environment he lives in as well as predict the future~.
Lot 27
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Jozef Adam Zygmunt Cyrankiewicz (Polish, 1911-1989), Polish Socialist and after 1948 Communist politician; Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (Ukranian, 1814-1861), poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographerBoth signed and one dated 1957Plaster; resin59cm high; 31cm high (3)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 29
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India, standing figure; Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (Indian, 1896-1974), Indian nationalist, diplomat, and politician, a half face wall plaqueBoth signed, one dated 1985 and one 1949 respectivelyResin; plaster79cm high; 28 x 24 cm (4)With a framed photograph of Nehru with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 30
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad (1930-1988), The Maharaja of Baroda (1951-1988)Signed and dated 1954Bronze69cm high (3)With a framed photograph of Brilliant and the Maharaja with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)The Maharaja was a politician and a cricketer who represented Baroda in the Ranji Trophy between 1946 and 1958, he also wrote the book The Palaces of India in 1980. Brilliant was entranced by his combination of masculinity and beauty and felt him to be an incarnation of Apollo and found a close resemblance to a greek marble of Alexander the Great.
Lot 31
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Satyananda Stokes (born Samuel Evans Stokes, Jr.) (American, 1882-1946), introduced apple cultivation to the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh; An American Sailor (Ward King); Minh (Vietnamese)All signed and dated 1974, 1944 and 1959 respectivelyAll plaster70cm high; 80cm high; 55cm high (4)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 32
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India; The Eyes of India, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Indian, 1917-1984), the only female Prime Minister of IndiaEyes of India is signed and dated 1952Resin; plaster51cm high; 17cm high (4)With a framed photograph of Brilliant and Nehru with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 34
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India; Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla (Indian, 1900-1981), jurist, diplomat, and Cabinet Minister who served as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; Unknown SikhOne signedResin and two plasters37cm high; 57cm high; 51cm high (5)With a framed photograph of Brilliant and Nehru with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 37
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)The Last OutcrySignedBronze67cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)This depicts a shofar, the ram's horn used on Yom Kippur to call to God for forgiveness, it also in the past was an alarm to warn the people of danger and if some had gone astray it would call them back to righteousness. Brilliant said the indents in a shofar would normally number 3-5 but wanted 6 to represent the 6 million killed in the holocaust. She used the hand of Rabi Levine from the Moscow Synagogue as a model for the hand after he suggested the shofar as a symbol of the tradegy of the holocaust.
Lot 38
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Ever Living - The ArmSigned and dated 195*Bronze93cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)This sculpture is a powerful symbol of the holocaust with each of the six candles representing a million Jews killed in the gas chambers. The hand was inspired by Fredda seeing the hand of a child protruding from the rubble in Warsaw in 1946, the devastation of the city so great that the remains of victims still remained in the rubble.
Lot 39
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)The Young AtlasSignedBronze 52cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Brilliant states 'The Young Atlas ... holds up the world, the heavy burden of humanity. Youth bears the burden of age ..The past is eternally borne by the now into the future'.
Lot 4
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Terry Thomas (1911-1990), comedian and actorSigned and dated indistinctlyBronze48cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)Fredda's husband made a film with Thomas and notes that in his private life he was an intellectual - a serious, cultured person, never using a joke in personal conversations and states that she has captured the Terry who is the one in reality, not the professional comedian~.
Lot 40
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)The Last OutcrySignedBronze67cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)This depicts a shofar, the ram~s horn used on Yom Kippur to call to God for forgiveness, it also in the past was an alarm to warn the people of danger and if some had gone astray it would call them back to righteousness. Brilliant said the indents in a shofar would normally number 3-5 but wanted 6 to represent the 6 million killed in the holocaust. She used the hand of Rabi Levine from the Moscow Synagogue as a model for the hand after he suggested the shofar as a symbol of the tradegy of the holocaust.
Lot 41
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Mahatma Gandhi (Indian, 1869-1948), activist and leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial ruleSigned and dated 1964Plaster and resin93cm high (2)With a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 42
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Vallabhbhai Patel (1875-1950), the first Deputy Prime Minister of India, and founding father of the Republic of IndiaSigned and dated 1956Bronze 68cm high (3)With a framed photograph of Brilliant with the large version of this scultpure, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 43
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963), the first President of India; Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India, half bodyBoth signed, one dated 1952 and one dated 1949Both plaster58cm high; 77cm high (4)With a framed photograph of Brilliant with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 44
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Mahatma Gandhi (Indian, 1869-1948), activist and leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial ruleSigned and dated 1964Bronze94.5cm high (3)With a framed photograph of the bronze version in Tavistock Square, London, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
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