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Lot 136
A Japanese bronze figure, of a monkey, 14 cm high Condition report Report by GH There does not appear to be a mark or signature on the piece. In terms of condition, the bronze is in good condition with a dark patina and no evidence of damage or repairs. There is age related ingrained dust and dirt. The figure was probably at one point, fitted with glass eyes, which are no longer present. Also in the right hand, there is an object that appears out of place, and is possibly a later edition, this unscrews and can be removed. Overall presents well.
Lot 245
C.II Airship Disaster River Humber 1917. A collection of medals. presentation gold watches, certificates etc awarded to Special Constable Frederick Higham and his fifteen year old Boy Scout son Arthur for life saving after the airship burst into flames and crashed into the River Humber near Brough. Items relating to former Hull F.C. rugby player Frederick Higham, who was manager of The Gas Works at Brough at the time, comprise a boxed 18ct gold key wind pocket watch inscribed and presented by the Officers and Men of the South Hunsley Constabulary with 9ct gold watch albert weighing 70gms, 1898-9 Yorkshire Senior Rugby Competition 9ct gold fob and gold mounted amber cigarette holder in silver case; a cased OBE medal, Special Constabulary Faithful Service Medal, a cased British Gas Light Long Service Medal and WW2 Defence Medal in box of issue with paperwork and Long Service 1939 clasp. Items relating to Arthur Higham comprise 18ct gold key-less pocket watch inscribed and presented by the Officers and Men of the South Hunsley Constabulary with 9ct gold Albert chain weighing 45gms, cased Humane Society bronze medal with various certificates, Boy Scouts "silver" cross with certificate signed by Baden Powell and Boy Scouts Silver Fox award with neck ribbon and 9ct gold watch fob inscribed Hull and District Boy Scouts 1917. There is also an archive of paper ephemera relating to the rescue including contemporary newspaper cuttings, letters of congratulations. photographs, maps and plans etc
Lot 115
Letizia': a patinated bronze figure of a cloaked maiden by Gio Ponti, modelled with musical instruments and vessels to her feet, unsigned, a ceramic version of the same model illustrated in Ugo La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Milan, 1995. p. 30, cat. no. 67 61cm (24in) See Sotheby's 20th Century Design, 31st May 2007, lot 252 for a similar example Gio Ponti (1891 - 1979) A poet, painter, artist and architect, Ponti is referred to as the "Godfather of Italy's post war design renaissance." He trained as an architect; his most famous building being the Pirelli Tower in Milan built in 1958. However Ponti also designed furniture, flatware, vases, sculptures, set designs at La Scala and was editor of the influential Domus magazine. His daughter Lisa wrote that he could regularly work an 18 hour day. His sculpture Letizia meaning "Happiness" was a design from the 1920s and is typical of his more lyrical style of that era.
Lot 117
Dora Gordine (British, 1906-1991), a bronze mask of a Greek Boy, with green patination, signed and numbered 2/8 with Valsuani foundry mark mounted to a polished slate plinth base, the bronze 24cm high 30cm (12in) Literature: For similar see illustration Dora Gordine by Brenda Martin publ. Bond & Coyne Associates 2005 "Mask of a Greek Boy" 1929 Green Patina, Valsuani cast 3/4.
Lot 118
Dora Gordine (British, 1906-1991), a bronze portrait head of a child, with dark brown patination, mounted to a wooden plinth base, signed by the artist and stamped Valsuani foundry mark, the head alone 20cm high 32 x 14cm (12 x 5in) Literature: Illustrated in Dora Gordine by Brenda Martin. Publ. Bond & Coyne Association 2005. Dora Gordine : sculptor, artist, designer by Jonathan Black and Brenda Martin 2007 Born in Estonia, Dora Gordine (1895 - 1991) achieved critical acclaim in 1926 with her bronze Head of a Chinese Philosopher exhibited at the Salon des Tuileries. She married Richard Hare and in the 1930s they built Dorich House in Kingston, South West London where she lived until her death in 1991. Dorich House is now a museum housing a permanent collection of her work and her husband's extensive collection of Russian Imperial Art. Her work is also on display in Tate Britain and Tate Modern. A modeller rather than a carver Gordine's work engages key themes of portraiture, iconic "racial" heads, and the occasional mask. She was a contemporary of Jacob Epstein and exhibited with him in 1928 at the Leicester Gallery. Baby's Head, one of her pieces at that exhibition, is close in concept to Epstein's earlier models of Baby Asleep. Dora Gordine's work at the Tate reflects her importance as a major presence in 20th century European sculpture.
Lot 483
§ William Mervyn Glass, RSA (British, 1885-1965) Windy landscape, Scotland oil on canvas 65 x 42cm (25 x 16in) Provenance: Louise Kosman, 8 Burgess Terrace, Edinburgh William Mervyn Glass was born in Aberdeenshire; he studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and the Royal Scottish Academy Life School in Edinburgh, and later in Paris and Italy. His work won awards such as the Maclaine-Watters bronze medal and the Chalmers Jervise prize and he painted chiefly in Iona and Scottish Highlands. He exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and other national institutions. Condition is fine.
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