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Lot 151
David Wynne O.B.E. (British, 1926-2014)Portrait Bust of Lady Oppenheimer signed and dated 'DAVID WYNNE/1952' (to neck verso)bronze with a brown patina on a marble base32cm (12 5/8in) high (excluding base); 48.5cm (19 1/8in) high (including base)Footnotes:ProvenanceSir Michael (3rd Baronet, 1924-2020) and Lady Oppenheimer DD, and thence by descentPrivate Collection, JerseyLiteratureD. Wynne, The Sculpture of David Wynne 1949-1967, Michael Joseph, London, 1968, p. 152This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 74
Hector Archibald MacDonald - the Private Who Became a General:- A Collection of Related Items, including a Robinson & Leadbeater parian bust; a trinket box made from the hoof of his charger "Knowall", with a silver plated hinged cover enclosing the sole and engraved with an inscription; a Gordon Highlanders officer's brass crossbelt plate set onto an oak plaque with a brass plaque engraved "THIS BOX WAS MADE FROM THE COFFIN USED TO INTER THE REGIMENTAL COLOURS OF THE OLD 'NINETY TWA' IN 1881. IT WAS GIVEN TO ME IN 1950 BY HECTOR MacDONALD, SON OF THE GENERAL OF THE SAME NAME", together with a book Fighting Mac, The Downfall of Major-General Sir Hector MacDonald, which references the mock funeral; six various other related publications; a rare silk Stevengraph; a cabinet card; an unframed Vanity Fair print by Spy "A General Group"; postcards, a hand written letter from him dated May 13th (1901) and a quantity of research materialFootnote:- Hector MacDonald was born 4th March 1853, the son of a crofter, he left school before he was 15 and was apprenticed to a draper in Dingwall. He enlisted with the Gordon Highlanders as a Private at the age of 17 and rose through the ranks on his own merit and professionalism to become a Major-General. He distinguished himself during the Second Afghan War and was offered the choice of the Victoria Cross or a commission. He chose the latter, but never quite fitted in with his fellow officers. He was posted to Ceylon as Commander-in-Chief of British forces, but committed suicide in 1903 following accusations of homosexual activity with local boys. This was almost certainly an invention prompted by jealous and cruel suggestion! His suicide caused great public shock, as did the discovery that he had secretly married in 1884 and had fathered a son. He was buried in "secret" at Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, but 30,000 people turned up to pay their last respects.
Lot 72
A Collection of Items Relating to Lord Kitchener, comprising a bronze roundel cast with his bust head, mounted on an oak plaque,39cm square; a portrait etching in an oak frame; a wood plaque pierced and carved with the hull of a boat and inscribed IN MEMORY OF LORD KITCHENER H.M.S HAMPSHIRE 1916, 18cm by 24cm, together with a 1926 published Admiralty Official White Paper describing the loss of H.M.S. Hampshire on 5th June 1916 and the death by drowning of Lord Kitchener; two pottery plaques printed with Lord Kitchener, one titled The Sirdar; a Carters of Poole pottery portrait plaque; a green pottery tile portrait plaque; and four related books
Lot 83
A COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY GOLD JEWELLERY a gold chain, the links made up of round discs. Unmarked tests as 9ct Length 61cm Weight 10gms A shell cameo depicting the bust of a lady with twisted wire border, with pendant bail. Marked 9ct, date mark worn Measures 4cm total drop, 2.5cm across Weight 4.4gms A Victorian style ring, claw set with five black stones, split engraved shoulders. Marked 9ct, London, 1979 Ring size O 1/2 Weight 2.3gms A garnet cluster ring with claw set, round cut garnets, to a straight shank. Marked 9ct, Birmingham, 1968 Ring size P Weight 3.2gms
Lot 133
Circle of Mary Beale (1633-1699) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a red cloak, in a feigned stone cartouche oil on canvas74.5 x 61.5cmProvenance:Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, OxfordshireFramed 86 x 72.5cmThe painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has been lined. The canvas tension is stiff and the picture is in plane. The texture of the twill weave canvas is very prominent in the surface of the paint layer, possibly exacerbated through lining. The paint layers are in a good, stable condition overall. The varnish layer is thick, glossy and very yellowed. There are dark drip marks at the top of the painting.
Lot 151
Manner of Sir Anthony van Dyck Portrait of King Charles I, bust-length, wearing the collar of the Order of St George oil on canvas59.5 x 49cmProvenance:Collection of Mike Handford, 'Hillsleigh', Burford, OxfordshireFramed 72 x 61cmThe painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has been lined. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. The paint layers are thinly applied and have become worn and abraded. There is extensive overpaint present, applied in a brushy, wholesale manner. The overpaint appears slightly matte but is acceptable. The varnish is slightly yellowed but even and glossy with a layer of surface dirt present.
Lot 372
A pair of carved and gilded oak caryatid terms, late 16th century, each with high relief male and female busts applied with gesso and gilding, over strapwork and putti masks 101 x 11.5cm; together with another smaller pair of oak panels, 17/18th century, each carved with a cherubic figure 57 x 11cmProvenance:'Hillsleigh', Burford, OxfordshireAcquired from Joanna Booth in the 1970s.The pair of gilt caryatid terms have fading to gilt. Knock to extremities. Cracking in some areas - see images. The bust on one has a chip revealing white material under the gilt. Historic worm on the base of one term, with some chipping to the base. The smaller oak panels have chipping and cracking throughout. Some areas possible re-attached. See images.
Lot 553
An Egyptian green schist male head, wearing a plain wig behind large ears8cm high;together with a turquoise glaze bust9cm high,and a quartz-carved female head with braided hair5cm high (3)Provenance: Collection of Herbert Warnerand by family descentThe quartz-carved female head has a roughness to the base commensurate with age, material and use. Collection of dirt around the eyes and mouth. The turquoise glaze bust has slight chipping to the glaze on the right of the head, with a white mark on the left-hand side. Hairline crack behind the left ear. Collection of dirt to the base where attached and in the dry cracking on the black plinth. The Egyptian green schist male head has a historic loss to the nose, back of the head and chin. A horizontal hairline cracks through the centre. Residue from the painting of the plinth marking the base of the bust. Small white mark on the top of the head. Plinth eith dry cracking and collection of dirt.
Lot 300
A marble bust of a child, Levantine, Hellenistic period, 323-58 BCWith sensitively carved details, the hair is arranged in a series of locks that fall to the frame the front of the head, the face is plump and has lentoid shaped eyes, small, wide nose, and a downturned mouth. To the right-hand side of the neck are fragments of a tunic indicating that the bust came from a full length statue.12cm highThe collection of Dr and Mrs Rowland Campion, thence by descent to the vendor.Exhib. The Australian Institute of Archaeology, 1972From the Iron Age through to the Roman period it was common for the wealthy elite to dedicate statues of their children at important shrines in Cyprus, such as Apollo Hylates, Kourion, Lefkonico, Golgoi, Idalion, Voni and Chytroi; because of the frequency that they are found at religious sites they are known as 'temple boys'. Their religious significance is evident from the amulets on their necklaces which are strung across the body. Although there have been different interpretations of their use, the most widely accepted view now is that the statues were offered to mark the passage of young infants into childhood.For a similar example see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 74.51.2752
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